Job Title: Highway Operative
Location: Hull - £12.45 to £14.84 DOE
Overview: These various positions are working for our valued client, Hull City Council within the Street Scene department, focusing on maintenance and repairs within all highways operations.
PURPOSE:
Grade 3-5: Assisting as an individual and/or part of a team in the construction, maintenance, and repair of footways, verges, carriageway, and other highway-related items.
Grade 6: To lead, supervise, mentor, train, and support a team of road workers undertaking the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance and construction of improvement schemes for roads, footways, drainage, including surfacing to agreed standards and prescribed timescales, contributing to the overall defined programme of work activity, ensuring that all work streams are fully compliant with safety requirements and works are executed to the highest standards.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Grade 3:
1. Statutory Obligations: To comply with the current legal and regulatory requirements of the Highways Act, New Roads and Street Works Act, Health and Safety Act, and other relevant legislation to ensure highways are fit for purpose and there is safe access, passage, and efficient management of the highway.
2. To assist other road workers, as appropriate to ensure the timely completion of highway maintenance works, promote a positive image of the Council, participate in approved training as appropriate to the trade, and other duties as may be requested by supervision.
3. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health, safety, and wellbeing and that of other employees.
4. To excavate by hand or powered tools existing footways, verges, carriageways, kerbing, channels, and drainage. To lay kerbs, channels, and pipes, resetting ironwork and gully drains as well as to lay, spread (by hand/rake), level, and compact stone, coated materials, concrete, and bituminous material etc. to line and level in accordance with specifications, all under supervision.
Grade 4, all of the above plus:
1. To excavate by hand or powered tools existing footways, verges, and carriageways, kerbing, channels, and drainage.
2. To adjust/install highway ironwork and other street furniture as required.
3. To lay kerbs, channels, and pipes, resetting ironwork and gully drains as well as to lay, spread (by hand/rake), level, and compact stone, coated materials, concrete, and bituminous material etc. to line and level in accordance with specifications.
Grade 5, all of the above plus:
1. To check and detect underground services; sign, barrier, and cone to guard and protect the highway maintenance works in accordance with the requirement of the Health and Safety at Work Act and New Road and Streetworks Act.
2. To respond to emergency situations and carry out work as directed in order to reduce the impact on the public and the environment.
3. To use hand and powered tools, operate specialist equipment, and small and large plant, including using tools for detecting underground services, TractAir and other compressed air equipment in accordance with operating instructions.
4. To be the recognised site operative in accordance with the new roads and street works legislation.
Grade 6, all of the above plus:
1. To support the Highway Operations Supervisor and the highways' management team in all aspects of service delivery.
2. To lead and actively participate in a team of road workers carrying out highway maintenance and construction activities.
3. To keep records, complete all necessary paperwork, and update online systems.
4. To ensure all labour, plant, and materials are correctly recorded.
5. Act as mentor and provide on-site training to other less experienced road workers.
6. To ensure that the gang is provided with correct PPE, materials, and traffic management equipment for the planned work.
7. To respond to emergency situations and carry out work as directed.
8. Communicate and liaise with public utility service companies.
9. Occasionally, act as a temporary Highway Operations Supervisor in the absence of a designated supervisory office.
10. Interpret technical drawings and bill of quantities.
Application Process: If you are interested in applying for this role, please email your CV to drivers@prestige-recruitment.com or call our reception at 01482 382300.
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