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Highways Maintenance Operative

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£38,465 - £44,655
£3,205 - £3,721 / mo
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Location Base
Warrington, North West England, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

Job Introduction

Are you a Highways Maintenance Operative looking for a permanent role with good benefits and the knowledge you are working towards a better future? Then please read on……

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.

We are currently recruiting for Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways team working on the Highways project of works. The role is based from our Tarmac Warrington site, in Cheshire and is easily commutable from Warrington, Liverpool, Bootle, Wallasey, West Kirkby, Birkenhead, Stockport, Salford, Ellesmere Port, Widnes, Runcorn, Halewood, Bolton, Wigan, St Helens, Northwich, Knutsford, Lymm, Chester, Manchester, Stockport and the surrounding areas.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

As a Highways Maintenance Operative you will be responsible; as a part of a team, to work and support the successful delivery of highways work by Tarmac to achieve the successful overall delivery of the work we are committed to.

Other responsibilities for this role will include (not exhaustive):

  • Strimming of grass using petrol strimmer’s
  • Site clearance works
  • Litter picking
  • Boundary fence works
  • Balance Pond Maintenance clearance of drainage channels and ditches
  • Traffic management
  • Small civils works (kerbing potholes and patching works)
  • Repairs to barrier systems
  • Minor structures routine maintenance and inspection
  • Take part in paid winter and emergency callout (subject to training and experience)
  • Stand in for Ganger through absences and due to volume of works
  • Minor painting works
  • Graffiti removal

You must be willing and able to travel across the region of work related to this role

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in the role of Highways Maintenance Operative will ideally have experience of working within a similar role within a busy working environment. You will also:

  • ESSENTIAL HGV / LGV license
  • Experience with Small tools (strimmer / hedge cutter)
  • Plant (small roller and mini excavator and loading shovel)
  • Operation of IPV, Sweeper and Winter Gritters
  • Winter training, or willingness to be trained
  • 12A/B Traffic Management, or willingness to undertake training
  • 12D Traffic Management, or willingness to undertake training
  • Undertake required training for all activities where required for the role

Why Us

In addition to the role of Highways Maintenance Operative we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Enhanced holiday entitlement
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
  • Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
  • Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
  • Training and development opportunities

Tarmac is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens, we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

@Tarmac #Tarmac #Tarmaccareers #Highwaysoperative #Highways #Roadoperative #Roads #Training #HGV #LGV

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Highways Maintenance Operative roles across Tarmac's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Construction.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £38,465 - £44,655 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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