Summary
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Operative Apprentice to join our Area 12 account based in Barnsley.
Wage
£28,729 a year
Training course
Lead traffic management operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, days and nights. 07:00 - 15:00 days, 19:00 - 05:00 nights.
45 hours a week
Start date
Monday 13 April 2026
Duration
1 year 8 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As a Highways Maintenance Operative Apprentice, you will be hands-on with real-world maintenance and response activities, gaining valuable experience that directly supports your apprenticeship.
You will be a key part of a proactive team, tackling a variety of essential tasks that keep our roads safe and running smoothly, including:
* Carry out highway maintenance tasks, such as minor civils, drainage, litter picking, and carriageway patching
* Interpret regulations and manage temporary traffic systems, including selection, installation, maintenance, and recovery
* Maintain, document, handle, and store TTM equipment safely and effectively
* Operate vehicles and plant, including routine checks, maintenance, and cleaning
* Support emergency and winter operations as required
* Ensure health and safety compliance for self, team, and the public
* Record driver hours and resource usage accurately
* Maintain communication and documentation with colleagues, contractors, and external parties
Where you'll work
Wood View,
Sheffield Road,
Birdwell,
Barnsley,
S70 5TT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TIME2TRAIN LTD
Training course
Lead traffic management operative (level 2)
What you'll learn
Course contents
* Comply with health and safety regulations.
* Follows safe systems of work including carrying out static and dynamic risk assessments.
* Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM vehicles within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: impact protection vehicle (IPV), traffic management installation vehicle, traffic management maintenance vehicle, traffic management airlock or closure point vehicle or traffic management convoy vehicle.
* Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM plant within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: mobile lane closure signs & trailers, temporary traffic light units, ROBO stop and go signs, portable variable message signs or portable tower lights.
* Move, handle and store TTM equipment and systems.
* Load, unload and secure TTM equipment and systems to and from vehicles or plant.
* Select and use TTM PPE.
* Interpret traffic management layouts, design and technical specifications.
* Select and prepare TTM equipment and systems.
* Plan for and organise installation.
* Inspect, maintain, repair and replace TTM equipment and systems.
* Operate and guide plant and vehicles to create safe working zones within limits of responsibility.
* Install, position, secure and remove TTM equipment and systems tailored to the road type, without disadvantaging those with mobility and sensory impairment.
* Apply digital TTM technologies to a TTM system. For example, incursion warning systems, automated traffic signal controls, variable message signs or tablet-based work management systems.
* Respond to and contain emergencies including traffic accidents and vulnerable persons in crisis and seek support of formal responders.
* Restore the carriageway to a safe condition.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Communicate with others verbally: internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
* Complete task documentation, paper-based or digital.
* Applies team working principles.
* Comply with health and safety regulations.
* Follows safe systems of work including carrying out static and dynamic risk assessments.
* Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM vehicles within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: impact protection vehicle (IPV), traffic management installation vehicle, traffic management maintenance vehicle, traffic management airlock or closure point vehicle or traffic management convoy vehicle.
* Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM plant within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: mobile lane closure signs & trailers, temporary traffic light units, ROBO stop and go signs, portable variable message signs or portable tower lights.
* Move, handle and store TTM equipment and systems.
* Load, unload and secure TTM equipment and systems to and from vehicles or plant.
* Select and use TTM PPE.
* Interpret traffic management layouts, design and technical specifications.
* Select and prepare TTM equipment and systems.
* Plan for and organise installation.
* Inspect, maintain, repair and replace TTM equipment and systems.
* Operate and guide plant and vehicles to create safe working zones within limits of responsibility.
* Install, position, secure and remove TTM equipment and systems tailored to the road type, without disadvantaging those with mobility and sensory impairment.
* Apply digital TTM technologies to a TTM system. For example, incursion warning systems, automated traffic signal controls, variable message signs or tablet-based work management systems.
* Respond to and contain emergencies including traffic accidents and vulnerable persons in crisis and seek support of formal responders.
* Restore the carriageway to a safe condition.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Communicate with others verbally: internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
* Complete task documentation, paper-based or digital.
* Applies team working principles.
Training schedule
* As part of your Apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a Lead Traffic Management Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship which will take approximately 21 months to complete
* You will be fully supported by our partnered college to achieve this qualification, having 1-2-1 advice and support, e-learning materials, and a whole team of experts on hand for advice and technical knowledge at your office
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Physical fitness
Other requirements
If you do not hold GCSE/functional skills qualifications, you must achieve a minimum of entry level 3 in Maths and English during initial assessment. Full UK driver’s license. DBS requirement. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration, due to the nature of the work associated with this account. Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.