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Posted 02 July, 2026

Highways Maintenance Operative

Kier Group
Birmingham, england, United Kingdom Full Time
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Join Our Team as a Highways Maintenance Operative!

Are you ready to make a difference in the world of transportation? We’re on the lookout for a Highways Maintenance Operative specializing in carriageway and footway reinstatement to join our dynamic Transportation team in Birmingham. Here, your journey is our journey, and together, we can support the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location:

Birmingham (B7 5HR)

Contract:

Permanent, Full-time

Salary:

£27,976 to £33,000 depending on experience + call out + overtime + standby

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

Your Responsibilities:

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you will play a crucial role in our Operative team, engaging in both reactive and planned highways maintenance tasks. Your day-to-day activities will include:

  • Performing routine maintenance and repairs on the network, utilizing a variety of plant and equipment.
  • Ensuring site and company equipment is secure and raising any issues with your designated supervisor.
  • Completing daily record sheets and using WMS / MMW applications during incidents and emergency repairs.
  • Conducting daily defect reports on vehicles and maintaining them in good order.

What We’re Looking For:

This role is perfect for you if:

  • You are Street Works qualified (units 1-9).
  • You hold a full driving license and can drive.
  • You can work independently and as part of a team.

Rewards and Benefits:

We’re proud to offer our amazing team a variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Enjoy a fantastic pension scheme, competitive annual holiday entitlement, and much more!

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Kier, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value the contributions of all our employees and are committed to continuously improving 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.

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