Highway Operative

Job description

Salary: Grade E £27,694 - £29,540 a year 
Location: Stores Road, Derby
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 01 September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent

We are currently seeking Highway Maintenance Operative’s to join our busy Highways Maintenance Operations team based in central Derby. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys practical, hands on work and takes pride in helping keep our city’s roads safe and well maintained.
In this role, you will carry out both reactive and programmed maintenance on the public highway. We’re looking for candidates with a positive, can do attitude and experience in highway maintenance techniques, civil engineering practices, and the use of tarmac and concrete materials. A basic understanding of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 is also required.
Experience in hand lay and machine lay of bituminous materials is an advantage, along with ...