Highways Operative

Job Advert: Highways Operative 
Location: Newport
Employment Type: Temporary (26 Weeks)
Start Date: 28th July 2025
Hours: 37 hours per week
Rate: PAYE: £13.69 per hour | Umbrella: £17.41 per hour
Vacancies: 2

Are you a hands-on, team-oriented individual with a passion for keeping highways safe and accessible? Network Recruitment Wales is recruiting two Highways Operatives to join a dedicated highways maintenance team for a 26-week temporary role. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to essential highway services, ensuring the safety and satisfaction of the travelling public and business community in South East Wales.

What You’ll Do:

• Carry out a range of highway maintenance tasks, including potholing, drainage maintenance, grass cutting, fencing, litter picking, and working with bituminous materials, masonry, and paving.
• Operate small plant and tools such as rollers, breakers, compactors, and disc cutters, as well as a wheeled loading shovel.
• Perform basic setting out of work and work to precise levels, maintaining accurate work records (including electronically where required).
• Ensure all tasks are completed safely in line with Health & Safety legislation and policies.
• Participate in winter maintenance duties and standby rota arrangements as needed.
• Work collaboratively within a team, under the direction of the Highway Foreman, to deliver high-quality maintenance services.
• Engage courteously with the public and report any unsafe practices or equipment to the supervisor.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: Ability to perform heavy physical manual duties for prolonged periods and experience operating construction plant (e.g., rollers, breakers, compactors).
• Skills: Strong team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision, follow instructions, and maintain basic work records. Good literacy and familiarity with personal electronic communication equipment are essential.
• Personal Qualities: Courteous, reliable, and committed to health & safety, including wearing designated PPE and uniforms. A positive attitude towards equal opportunities is a must.
• Requirements:
  • Valid UK driving licence.
  • Willingness to undertake training to enhance skills and health & safety awareness.
  • Flexibility to work outside normal office hours when required (e.g., standby rota for winter maintenance).
  • Eligibility to work in the UK, with two years of references/work history provided at submission.
  • Ability to provide a Confidentiality Agreement and Criminal Convictions Declaration upon offer acceptance.

Why Join Us?
This role offers the chance to work in a supportive team environment, develop new highway maintenance skills, and contribute to the safety and efficiency of the road network. You’ll be part of a service focused on performance, openness, fairness, flexibility, and teamwork, with training provided to meet national highway industry standards.

How to Apply:
Ready to make a difference on the roads of South East Wales? Submit your application to Network Recruitment Wales today!