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A leading Tier 1 highways maintenance contractor operating across the UK, delivering essential reactive and planned maintenance works for a local highway authority. The organisation places strong emphasis on safety, quality and collaboration, with a clear commitment to employee wellbeing, inclusion and long‑term career development. Due to increased workload and network recovery requirements, the business is expanding its delivery support team.

Your new role

As a Highways Maintenance Technician, you will play a key role in supporting the planning, coordination and safe delivery of reactive and minor planned highways maintenance works across the local network.

• Plan and schedule highway maintenance activities using a works management system across multiple delivery teams.

• Coordinate reactive maintenance, carriageway and footway works, considering traffic management, hazards and resource availability

• Review, check and verify work instructions prior to issuing to delivery teams.

• Ensure all works comply with health and safety, quality and environmental requirements and the local highways authority specification.

• Undertake site-based inspections and audits to verify compliance with company standards

• Support the achievement of contractual KPIs, escalating risks or constraints where performance may be impacted

• Work collaboratively with the Senior Delivery Technician, Delivery Manager, operational teams and supply chain partners.

• Promote best practice, continuous improvement and effective communication across the delivery function

What you'll need to succeed

• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)

• Traffic Management qualification – 12D M7 (Lantra)

• Experience in highways maintenance, network operations or works planning

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

• A collaborative approach with a focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement
  
  

What you need to do now

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