Ganger

Join Our Team as a Highways Ganger!

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? We’re excited to invite you to apply for the role of Highways Ganger in our vibrant Northamptonshire team, based in Brixworth!

Location & Hours

Location: Brixworth – site based
Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £30,500 to £33,600, depending on experience and qualifications

Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Role

As a Highways Ganger, you will lead a dedicated maintenance team, tackling essential carriageway, footway, and drainage works across Northamptonshire. This is a hands-on position where your leadership will ensure that your team operates safely and efficiently while upholding the highest standards.

Join us in a supportive environment where your skills are valued, and where you can grow your career with a company that truly invests in its people!

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead and supervise a small team on-site, ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Manage site safety, including conducting risk assessments and completing all associated paperwork.
• Operate light plant equipment such as compressors, rollers, disc cutters, and vibrating plates.
• Support skilled operatives with kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing, and repair works.
• Undertake excavation work using hand and powered tools, plus general site maintenance and materials handling.

What We’re Looking For

This role is perfect for you if:

• You have previous experience in highway maintenance or a similar field, along with relevant certificates.
• You hold a full driving licence.
• You’ve completed relevant health and safety training for this level of work.
• You’re a natural team player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues and building strong working relationships.
• You’re committed to delivering quality work safely and take pride in what you do.

At Kier, we believe in finding potential, and transferrable skills are always welcome! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and have a chat with us.

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer our amazing team a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Discover more about our benefits package!

Diversity and Inclusion

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us at Kier. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us refine our policies. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application and hope you’ll #joinkier!