Highways Operative - Horncastle

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our UKCS - Balfour Beatty Living Places team as a Highways Operative , you'll work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we'll help you take it much, much further.What you'll be doing Compliance

• Working within a culture of Zero Harm - embedding the 4 Golden Rules within all aspects of service delivery
• Report all observations - Close Calls and Good Practices
• Compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, specifically H & S
• Develop and maintain good working relationships across all team
Technical / Operations
• Carry out a broad range of Highway maintenance activities - safety, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Conduct operational activities against required quality standards
• Undertake required work progress against agreed programmes
• Select and undertake appropriate work methods to ensure the work is completed right first time
• Ensure that work activities meet project work requirements
• Utilise the effective deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery
• Organise, control and monitor supplies of materials
• Evaluate job information / solution and recommend improvements
  
  The following qualities are essential:
• Health and Safety first
• Adaptable to changing situations
• Team work
• Reliable
• Willing to learn
• Listen to and do what is required
• Pride in work
The following experience is desirable:
• Carriageway pot hole / patch repairs
• Highway Civils
• Linear Drainage
• Iron works
• Concreting
• Driving
• Gritting roads
• Traffic Management
The following Qualifications are desirable:
• Class 2 Licence
• NRSWA
• First Aid
• Lantra T1
• Lantra T2
• CSCS
  
  What makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work? Is it the limitless career opportunities, our inclusive culture, the scale and complexity of our projects or working alongside the industry's finest experts? Hear from our colleagues across the UK, US and Hong Kong on why you should shape a career at Balfour Beatty. Visit our website to find out more and explore our exciting career opportunities: www.balfourbeattycareers.com #ShapeEverything, 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., 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 our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
  
  As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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 much more…