Skilled Drainage Operative Night Worker

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Do you have a passion for working in the construction industry and would like to become a valuable member of the Highways Maintenance Service?

The Highways Maintenance Service maintains and repairs over 500 miles of road and 800 miles of footpaths within Leicester City. We undertake construction of major public realm schemes to improve the pedestrian and transport network within the City Centre, as well as providing winter service and gully cleaning services in the city.

Join us as a Drainage Operative to work with a team of highway professionals, carrying out cleansing of gullies, sewers, and watercourses, as well as general manual/labouring tasks involved in the construction, maintenance, and repair of highways. You'll also assist with the minor construction, maintenance, and repair of the highway infrastructure - roads, footpaths, and drainage features.

Based at our offices at 90 Leycroft Road, you'll work on site anywhere within the city and occasionally further afield. It is essential you have a Class 1 or 2 HGV licence to carry out this role.

This is a full-time NIGHT WORKING permanent role, working 37 hours per week. Hours of work are from 22.00pm - 06.00am Sunday to Wednesday, and from 22.00pm - 05.30am on Thursdays. However, you may be required to work alternative hours during the day if operational requirements dictate. You must also be willing to work overtime to suit the operational needs of the unit, e.g. additional weekday hours and weekend working.

This is a career graded post (LG Band 4 to LG Band 5) and hours are paid at enhanced rate (time and a third). Appointment to a level will depend on the outcome of the selection process and experience of the successful candidate. Dependent on availability of work/vacancy at the higher level, progress will be by satisfactory performance, agreed at annual appraisals and through on-going supervision.

What you'll be doing

As a Drainage Operative night worker, you'll work nights carrying out gully cleansing activities on traffic sensitive streets. During the winter period (October to April) you will be required to carry out gritting activities as directed by your Supervisor, to a specified route on the highway network. You may also be required to assist other skilled staff on other general highway construction and maintenance activities as required, which may include undertaking deep excavation works, lay sewer/ drainage pipes and construct chambers, drainage investigation work, repairs, and maintenance. You'll confidently use power-assisted tools, minor plant, and machinery as well as drive, clean and carry out routine maintenance of vehicles and tractors. You'll plan and prioritise work activities to ensure the productivity targets are achieved, whilst ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as Health & Safety, Works Specifications.

What you'll need

You'll have experience as a Drainage Operative or in another similar role in construction industry with a good understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements and safe working procedures. You'll have working knowledge of construction specifications, materials, compaction, and workmanship requirements in different disciplines. You'll be able to follow instructions and complete relevant paperwork such as timesheets and worksheets. Using good communication and interpersonal skills, you'll be able to deal effectively with customers as well as work colleagues.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the 'our approach to recruitment' page.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Nick Weston on 0116 454 5045