Ganger

Join Our Team as a Highways Ganger!

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? We’re on the lookout for a Highways Ganger to join our dynamic team in Towcester, Northamptonshire. This is your chance to lead a dedicated maintenance crew and make a real impact in your community!

Location & Hours

Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8QA

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 15:45

Salary: £30,586 to £35,120, based on your experience and qualifications

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

Your Role

As a Highways Ganger, you’ll lead a small maintenance team, ensuring essential carriageway, footway, and drainage works are completed efficiently and safely. This hands-on position allows you to showcase your leadership skills while working in a supportive environment that values your contributions.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead and supervise a small team on-site, ensuring all work is completed safely and to the highest standards.
• 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, along with general site maintenance and materials handling.

What We’re Looking For

This role is perfect for you if:

• You hold a full driving licence.
• You have previous experience in highway maintenance or a similar field, along with relevant certificates.
• You’ve completed health and safety training appropriate for this level of work.
• You’re a natural team player who enjoys collaborating 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, so even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply and have a conversation with us!

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:

• Competitive salary and opportunities for growth.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Kier, making our workplace diverse and inclusive is a top priority. We’re committed to continuous improvement and value the contributions of all our employees in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier!