Highways Maintenance Operative

Company: Balfour Beatty plc
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Location: Warwick
Job Description:

About The Role

Location: Warwickshire (Budbrooke). We’re looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to support the delivery of high-quality highway maintenance and construction works in Warwickshire and Solihull. This hands‑on role offers varied work, where safety, teamwork, and pride in your work are key.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a vital role in maintaining and improving the local highway network, carrying out a wide range of activities including:

  • Pothole repairs and patching works
  • Footway and carriageway construction
  • Installation and repair of street furniture, bollards and fencing
  • Drainage and ironworks installation
  • Kerbing, slabbing, block laying and concreting
  • Excavation of trenches and compliance with traffic management requirements

You’ll ensure all tasks are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards, contributing to successful service delivery across the contract.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone who is:

  • Committed to health and safety and a Zero Harm culture
  • Reliable and hardworking with a positive, can‑do attitude
  • A strong team player who takes pride in their work
  • Adaptable and willing to learn new skills
  • Customer‑focused, professional and a great communicator

Essential Experience

  • Highway maintenance and civils works
  • Pothole repairs and footway construction
  • Drainage, ironworks and concreting
  • Traffic management and gritting operations
  • Plant awareness and manual handling
  • Full driving licence

Desirable Qualifications

  • Class 1 or Class 2 licence
  • NRSWA
  • 12D Traffic Management (T1/T2)
  • CSCS Highway Maintenance
  • First Aid / Abrasive Wheels

Benefits

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more

About Us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long‑term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential. We encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer a disability interview if you meet the minimum requirements.

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Posted: June 12th, 2026