Level 2 ERT Maintenance Operative

About the role

Our ERT Operatives play an integral role in keeping the M25 Motorway network running efficiently and safely. This role is based out of our Swanley depot and involves undertaking a wide range of incident response, hazard clearance, network maintenance and other tasks as required. Our ERT Operatives work on a 4-on 4-off shift pattern basis and we offer plenty of opportunities for training and development. If you are interested in a varied role working on one of the busiest sections of motorway in Europe, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertake activities, as instructed, to ensure that your area of responsibility is maintained. This will include but not exclusive to:
  • cyclical maintenance,
  • carriageway repairs,
  • soft estate maintenance (e.g. grassland maintenance)
  • litter picking,
  • sign maintenance.
  • cleansing
  • safety fence repairs
  • boundary fence repairs
  • civil engineering or building tasks of minor remedial nature (eg headwall repair)
  • any other duties allocated by Line Managers.
• Implement Chapter 8 compliant Traffic Management in line with CPS policies, method statements, risk assessments and industry standards.
• Provide accurate and legible written and verbal communication in the form of reports and records as required.
• Use mobile communication/data devices to accurately input data for record purposes to form reports and business records as required.
• Undertake routine vehicle checks and maintain accurate and up to date driving records in line with legislation in accordance with CPS procedures and legislation.
• Taking due care of any CPS property including but not limited to tablets, vehicles, and radios.
• Raise awareness of issues which may affect the safe operation of the network and report these as observed.
• Check that Traffic Management signs, equipment and materials are carried on vehicles in line with current Maintenance checklist and are in working order, restock and record and report defects as appropriate.
• Participate in Winter Service rota as required.
• Attend training courses as required.
• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUKs Sustainability activities.

Working Arrangements:

Our ERT Operatives work on 4-on 4-off shift pattern basis. This includes nights, weekends and bank holidays. Day shifts are 05:00 to 17:00 including 2×30 minute breaks, night shifts 17:00 to 05:00 including 2×30 minute breaks.

There is a reasonable level of travel around M25 network and between depots, as well as travel to meetings, training and works sites outside normal operational area. You will also be expected to participate in out of hours call out rotas e.g. Winter Maintenance.

Who we’re looking for

Qualifications

• UK Driving Licence, minimum category CE (LGV Class 2)
• Driver Qualification Card
• CSCS Operative Card
• 12AB For Static Temporary Traffic Management on High-Speed Roads and All-Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network.
• Traffic Management Foreman (TMF) qualification/Lead Traffic Management Operative (LTMO)
• 12AB Impact Protection Vehicle Courses (IPV)

Experience

• Working on a live motorway or All Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network
• Experience of working in a similar traffic / transport / highways / recovery role are preferred

Essential Criteria

• Successfully pass the Security check as part of recruitment process
• Successfully pass the annual driving license check
• Successfully pass pre-employment Drug & Alcohol test and further test upon request
• Successfully pass the Companys health screening programme
• Ability to understand and follow Health & Safety briefings and instructions and contribute to Zero Harm
• Physically able to deploy traffic management (e.g. placing and lifting cones and signage).

Why work for us

CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRealis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25. The M25 is the busiest section of motorway in Europe and requires careful and efficient planning of work in order to deliver over 100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activity.

If you have or are looking for a career in Highways, working on the M25 will give you experience and challenge that no other Highways project can offer.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/