Contract: Cheshire East Highways
The purpose of the role is to provide a first class service to our customers, completing a high standard of maintenance to the highway network, helping to ensure that all maintenance activities are delivered in accordance with the strategies and policies of the County Council and Essex Highways.
- To be the public face of Essex Highways and highly visible to residents, road users and other customers on a day-to-day basis, which means appropriate levels of conduct, professionalism and courtesy are required at all times.
- Must be able to lead a team of operatives undertaking general highway repairs.
- Good communication skills, must be able to brief personnel in their team.
- Must be able to follow company processes & procedures, and instill this in their teams.
- IT experience would be beneficial (IPAD / Smart phone ) .
- Pothole repair and carriageway defect reinstatements.
- Carriageway and footway patching and construction.
- Drainage works, including laying pipes, resetting ironwork and gully / access chamber construction.
- Kerbing works.
- Installation of road signs and other small civil works.
- Soft estate maintenance works (e.g. grass cutting, strimming, etc.)
- Highways maintenance experience is essential.
- A current, valid driving licence is essential, with LGV Class 2 entitlement highly desirable.
- A good understanding of health and safety and its impact on the workplace.
- Ability to work safely and productively with minimum supervision.
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
We also recognise the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. Please call our recruitment team to discuss what this may look like for you.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.
If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careers@ringwayjacobs.com, or click on the “Apply Now” button. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.
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