Job Description

Job No. BBUK11147


Sweeper Driver - M25, London - Barnet
Highways
Operational Specialists
Barnet


Permanent


About the role


This role is essential and involves performing Sweeper Driver duties along the M25 based in Scratchwood.



You will be expected to conduct any necessary sweeping operations as specified in the M25 DBFO contract. It is important that you complete daily vehicle and plant inspections. You will also respond to road traffic collisions, clearing debris and spills as needed.



Maintaining high standards for paperwork and records is crucial. After fulfilling your duties, you are required to tip and empty your vehicle at a designated location. Additionally, you will perform traffic management, litter picking, strimming, removal of debris, and any other tasks assigned by your Shift or Line Manager.
What you'll be doing





Undertake activities, as instructed, with capabilities to ensure that your area of responsibility is maintained. This will include but not exclusive to:
+ cyclical maintenance
+ carriageway repairs

+ soft estate maintenance (eg grassland maintenance)

+ litter picking,

+ sign maintenance.

+ cleansing

+ safety fence repairs

+ boundary fence repairs

+ 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.
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.


Working arrangements

Expected to work Mon-Fri, day and night shifts on a rotating basis with 3 weeks of night shifts to 1 week of day shifts.
Day shifts are 07:00 to 16:00 with a 45-minute break, night shifts are 20:30 to 05:30
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 call out rotas e.g. Winter Maintenance


Who we're looking for


Qualifications (Essential)

UK Driving Licence, minimum category C (LGV Class 2)
CSCS Operative Card


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
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/