Job Description

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Alix Carey

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Benefits

Life assurance



Kier Rewards



Additional holiday purchase opportunities



Pension scheme



Enhanced family leave & policies



Share plan schemes



Free health & wellbeing services



Colleague lottery




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Highways Maintenance Operative - AaA

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We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative AaA (Attend and Assess) to join our Transportation Team. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive salary and annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell Annual leave, a huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands. We also offer 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family and more.





Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location

: Stanford Depot (CT21 4UX)

Contract

: Full Time, Permanent (4 on 4 off, 12-hour shifts night or day)

Salary

: 13.45 to 15.83 per hour dependent on experience and qualifications (weekly paid)

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Responsibilities

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working as part of a team to maintain the efficient and timely delivery of the operational requirements for a designated area of the network. You'll also be the single point of contact (Network Hub) out of hours to ensure the safe deployment of operatives working on the network.



Your day to day will include:


Part of the response team, promptly dealing with incidents and emergency works on the network as directed by National Highways Carry out daily checks of labour plant and materials sheet and ensure efficient utilisation. Work closely with team members to actively promote Health and Safety in the workplace, setting a good example to other employees and ensuring awareness of Health and Safety compliance Assist with the deployment of other resources to incident scenes as required. Perform other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required Support with the delivery of Severe weather where required

What are we looking for?

We need you to have a fully valid driving license. This is essential so that you can drive our vehicles to the site, carrying the tools and equipment required.


Ability to work using own initiative and as a part of the team Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions Capable of working under pressure within a safety critical role

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.



As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.



Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.



We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

- AaA.docx

Location

: Aylesford. Gillingham. Honeywood

Vacancy ID

: 9834

Background check

: BPSS Checks

Closing date:

23 Feb 2026

Flexible Working

: No
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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