Highways Maintenance Operative

Overview

We re looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation team based in Yeovil.

Location: Yeovil, Somerset

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Salary: £27,976 to £29,000 depending on experience + call out + overtime

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join our friendly Transportation team and make a real difference to your local community. As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you ll play a vital role in keeping Somerset s roads safe and well-maintained, creating a positive impact on everyone s daily journeys.

• Responding promptly to highway defects, ensuring public safety and minimal disruption
• Installing and removing emergency traffic management signage when needed
• Using tablet devices to maintain accurate records of works and communicate updates
• Contributing to excellent customer care through polite, helpful interactions
• Supporting winter maintenance and severe weather operations as required

• You hold a full driving licence (LGV training will be provided once you meet necessary business targets)
• You re collaborative and enjoy working as part of a supportive team
• You re reliable and take pride in delivering high-quality work
• You care about community safety and providing excellent service
• You re adaptable and comfortable working in different weather conditions

We re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

We re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We re proud of the steps we ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.

You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.