Highways Operative

Location: Hornton

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

You’ll carry out a variety of essential tasks including:

Pothole repairs

Excavation works

Laying & levelling kerbs, slabs and bitumen macadam

Drainage and gully installations

Working on Highways furniture, equipment and similar fixtures (e.g. Erection, maintenance, fixing and/or dismantling)

Taking responsibility for vehicles/plant/materials in your charge. Complete site paperwork as required.

A commitment to Health and Safety- it’s at the heart of everything we do!

Assist with Winter Maintenance duties

Do you want to keep communities moving? Do you enjoy manual, outdoor work? Join our Highways team!

What you’ll bring

Clean driving License

A commitment to Health and Safety- it’s at the heart of everything we do!

Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy

Ability to carry out manual work outdoors, in all weather conditions

CSCS Card (or willingness to obtain)

NRSWA qualification (or willingness to obtain)

HGV Class C driving licence is highly desirable (or demonstrate ability to obtain one)

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

21 days annual leave, increasing to 26 with length of service, plus 8 days bank holiday

Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

Holiday purchase scheme

Standby / Overtime / Call out

Personal Accident Cover

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re  responsible  and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

We’re  open  and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

We’re  together  and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

We’re  ambitious  and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd  party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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