Field Operative
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE9 3GE |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5504 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Croft, Arbor Road, LE9 3GE or Mountsorrel, Hawcliffe Road, LE12 7AH
Worker Category: Field-Based Worker
Salary: £25,998 - £27,273 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29th June 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC (in person)
About the Role
Come and work as part of a team that delivers a best value, customer-focussed service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally, surrounding counties. Working flexibly, efficiently and effectively to maintain highways, footpaths and structures in accordance with statutory requirements which includes supporting the delivery of appropriate Traffic Management.
You will undertake various maintenance works, following safe working procedures and using equipment and power tools. The types of work may include Kerb laying, footway and carriageway construction, excavations, drainage, block paving, slabbing, brickwork to manholes, routine gully emptying, attend to drainage problems, laying bitumen, spreading, levelling and laying of materials to lines and levels, and support on Construction and Surfacing activities etc.
The nature of the work may involve you carrying out activities outside of normal working hours, including night, weekends and public holidays, in all weather conditions to meet the needs of the service. You may be required to support a call-out rota to cover evening, weekend and public holiday emergencies. (Exclusion will apply to employees aged under 21)
This role is a “Safety Critical Post” and, consequently, subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have/be:
- The following 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 (it would be ideal, but not essential if you also hold a valid Large Goods Vehicle Licence and CPC Trained with current DQC Card)
OR have demonstrable evidence of the skills and experience as outlined in the job description, together with a commitment to attain the essential qualifications
- Experience of working in a highways or civil engineering environment and using information technology (e.g. personal computer, PDS, mobile phones etc) in a work-related context.
- Extensive knowledge of construction specifications, materials, compaction, and workmanship requirements, also of safe working practices when using plant and machinery
- Knowledge about Construction Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and safe working procedures, legislation including driver’s hours, PPE and manual handling and of Chapter 8 Traffic Management Regulations
- Core communication skills both written and verbal, you can and are willing to work with everyone in the team, be motivated; you can work using your own initiative and are well organised and able to prioritise your own workload.
- Skilled at driving and operating specialist plant and use of rollers, compaction equipment and saws
- Ability to respond confidently to customers & colleagues with understanding & diplomacy whilst maintaining an objective & professional stance and give customers the correct information and keeps them up to date with regular contact. You can remain calm & positive in challenging circumstances. You engage with proposals constructively & rigorously to help agree a way forward and constructively challenge poor performance and/or behaviour
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to provide evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Tom Vesty, Highway Works Manager (South)
Telephone: 0116 3050975
Email: tom.vesty@leics.gov.uk
OR
John Benson, Highways Works Manager (North)
Telephone: 0116 3055365
Email: john.benson@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support
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