Job Description

Job No. BBUK11737


HGV Recovery Driver - M25, London - Dartford
Highways
Operational Specialists
Dartford


Permanent


About the role


Balfour Beatty Highways has an opportunity for an HGV recovery driver based at Dartford, Kent. We are looking for a highly skilled professional who operates Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to effectively recover, tow, or transport vehicles that are broken down, damaged, or involved in accidents on highways and roadways. As an expert you adept at handling large, heavy vehicles such as trucks, buses, and other commercial fleets, excelling in the management of complex recovery operations of the M25 Network.

Your vital role encompasses promptly responding to recovery requests and coordinating specialist assistance at the scene of road-related incidents, hazards, and collisions. With your expertise, HGV recovery drivers ensure the safety and swift restoration of mobility on our roads, making them an essential resource in times of crisis.

Working arrangements

Expected to work the shift pattern (days, nights, weekend and bank holidays) to meet operational requirements
Shift pattern is 4 shifts on, 4 shifts off, to include weekends and bank holidays
Reasonable level of travel around M25 network and between depots
Travel to meetings, training and works sites outside normal operational area
Expected to participate in out of hours working to fulfil Winter Maintenance


What you'll be doing




Provide Recovery response and arrange specialist advice at the scene of road related incidents, hazards and collisions.
Attend incidents and work safely in accordance with agreed CPS policies, method statements and risk assessments to facilitate the prompt clear up of stricken vehicles.

Undertake activities to ensure that your area of responsibility is maintained. This will include but not exclusive to:
+ debris and safety patrols/inspections,
+ graffiti removal

+ carriageway repairs,

+ soft estate maintenance (eg grass),

+ litter picking,

+ sign maintenance,

+ cleansing

+ Any other duties allocated by Line Managers.

Implement Heavy and light vehicle recovery in line with CPS policies, method statements and risk assessments.
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 and equipment checks, maintain accurate and up to date driving records in line with legislation in accordance with CPS procedures.
Taking due care of any CPS property including but not limited to tablets, vehicles and airwave radios.
Raise awareness of issues which may affect the safe operation of the network and report these as observed.
Check that equipment and materials carried on vehicles in line with current recovery vehicle checklists are serviceable and in good working order, restock, 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 CSUK's Sustainability activities.


Who we're looking for


Qualifications (Essential)

UK Driving Licence, minimum category C+E (LGV Class 1)
IVR 1,2 and3
Driver Qualification Card
CSCS Operative Card
Appropriate manual handling qualification
Appropriate lifting qualification


Experience

Recovering heavy and light vehicles on a live motorway or All Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network
Proficient in the safe working practices of recovering heavy and light vehicles using full range of equipment on the recovery vehicles, underlift, winch, crane etc
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 Company's health screening programme


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/