Winter Maintenance Seasonal Driver

About the role

Our work matters to millions, and it will matter to you too.

Join Balfour Beatty as a Winter Maintenance Driver based in Telford, working within our UKCS Living Places business. You will play an important role in keeping the local highway network safe and accessible throughout the winter months.

This is a rota-based position, and you will be required to participate in a standby rota at least every other week.

What you'll be doing

As a Winter Maintenance Driver, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the delivery of winter maintenance services across the highway network


• Salting and gritting roads in preparation for cold and icy conditions


• Assisting with snow clearance when required


• Driving assigned winter maintenance routes safely and efficiently


• Completing and reporting daily vehicle checks


• Carrying out all activities in accordance with the required health, safety and quality standards


• Ensuring work is completed correctly the first time


• Following all fleet movement procedures at the operational depot


• Helping to keep the highway safe for all road users

Who we're looking for

You will need to have:

• A valid Class 2 HGV licence


• Driver CPC qualification


• A valid digital tachograph card


• A strong commitment to health and safety


• A reliable and responsible approach to work


• The flexibility to work a rota-based shift pattern and participate in the standby rota


• The ability to work independently while following assigned routes and operational procedures

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com