Highways Maintenance Apprentice

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation Team based in Radlett, Hertfordshire, working towards a Level 2 apprenticeship in Highway Maintenance General Operative.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading construction and infrastructure services company on an apprenticeship. Whilst working towards a recognised qualification, you'll be able to put your learnings into practice in your day-to-day role, helping you progress within your chosen career.

Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire

Hours: 40 hours per week 

Salary: £17,888

How does an apprenticeship work?

As a Highways Maintenance Apprentice you'll be enrolled onto a Level 3 apprenticeship in Highway Maintenance General Operative, giving you the opportunity to earn whilst you learn. You'll work closely with the Transportation team to design, build and maintain infrastructure for the highways, rail, aviation and ports sectors, with a common goal of connecting people.

Your day to day will include:

• Working across several highways depots in the region 
• Providing routine maintenance and ensuring continued operation of roads, tunnels, and bridges in the area 
• Activities such as kerbing, concrete work and laying asphalt 
• Assisting in monitoring traffic flow during maintenance operations
• Following health and safety protocols, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), and ensuring a safe working environment

What are we looking for?

The role of Highways Maintenance Operative  is great for you if you:

• A minimum of GCSEs at grades 3 – 9 (GCSE D or above), Functional Skills level 1 in English and Maths
• Are punctual, self-motivated, and willing to learn 
• Have the ability to handle physical work in varying weather conditions
• Have the ability to work collaboratively with a team

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible 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 high 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier