What's involved with this role: Temporary Field Operative - Operational Highways Reference no: Leicestershire TCL 0005 784D / 1 Pay Rate: £12.81 per hour PAYE 37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 3 months City: LEICESTER Work as part of a team to deliver a best value, customer-focussed service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally, surrounding counties. You will work flexibly, efficiently and effectively to maintain highways, footpaths and structures in accordance with statutory requirements. Activities included in this job specification are: Quick Response; General Maintenance; Drainage; Road-mender, Gully Emptying, Camera Van, occasional Construction and Surfacing. Key Responsibilities Undertake various maintenance works following safe working procedures, and using equipment and power tools. Take part in a Standby rota to provide out of hours cover, receiving instruction to attend sites and making the area safe prior to permanent solutions being put in place. Support t he Supervisor or Site Team Leader Carry out duties associated with Highway Works as directed by the line manager or senior person on site Comply with all Health and Safety legislation, Traffic Management requirements and Operational Highways safety and quality procedures to ensure personal safety and that of colleagues and the general public. To comply with all Quality Management Systems, quality procedures and working practices. Maintain training records in accordance with the requirements of the personal development process. Comply with all authority and departmental policies, management systems, procedures and working practices (especially in relation to Health and Safety procedures). Comply with risk assessments and safe working practices, ensuring a safe working environment, having regard to statutory requirements such as Health and Safety, COSHH Regulations and Driver’s Hours Regulations. Offer advice and guidance to less experienced operatives when working together in a mature manner to help them increase their skills and knowledge. Actively promote equality of opportunity, work towards eliminating discrimination and promote good relations between all groups of people. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do no t offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Qualifications: NVQ 2 in Highways Maintenance or similar Skilled Road-worker Trades Test Assessment New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) Qualification (Operative) Accredited and relevant H&S Training Records and Certification (e.g. NPORS plant operator, Appointed Person, etc). Valid driving licence Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of construction specifications, materials, compaction and workmanship requirements. Extensive knowledge of safe working practices when using plant and machinery Construction Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and safe working procedures Legislation including driver’s hours, PPE and manual handling Chapter 8 Traffic Management Regulations Experience: Working in a highways or civil engineering environment Use of information technology (eg personal computer, PDS, mobile phones etc) in a work-related context Skills & Abilities: Core communication skills both written and verbal Able and willing to work with everyone in the team Able to use own initiative in planning and prioritising Able to respond confidently to customers & colleagues with understanding & diplomacy whilst maintaining an objective & professional stance Ability to remain calm & positive in challenging circumstances Well organised and be able to prioritise own workload Driving and operating specialist plant and use of rollers, compaction equipment and saws ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please