Highways Maintenance Operative

Highways Maintenance Operative — Bridgwater

• Location: Bridgwater, Somerset

• Contract Type: Permanent (Full-Time)

• Salary: £27,976 to £29,000 per year (depending on experience) + call out and overtime available

• Vacancy ID: 11882

• Closing Date: 22/09/2026

About the Role

Can you envision a world without transportation links? Neither can we! Partnering with Kier Transportation, Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to connect dedicated, hands-on individuals with a permanent Highways Maintenance Operative position based in Bridgwater, Somerset. Join a team that works brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the safe movement of people, goods, and equipment by ensuring the efficient delivery of essential highway services across the Somerset network.

What You Will Do

• Network Maintenance: Carry out reactive works, emergency responses, and minor civils/improvement works to resolve defects on the highway within designated timescales.

• Seasonal & Emergency Support: Play a crucial role in winter maintenance activities and provide essential support during severe weather operations.

• Digital Reporting & Tracking: Utilise tablet devices and applications at incidents and for emergency repairs to provide accurate work records and update relevant parties promptly.

• Traffic Management: Safely handle the installation and removal of emergency traffic management signage.

• Customer Care & Fleet Upkeep: Promote excellent customer service by interacting politely with clients and network users. Conduct daily defect reports on vehicles, ensuring they are cleaned and maintained in good working order.

What You Will Bring

• Licence Required: Must hold a full UK driving licence (LGV training will be provided once you meet necessary business targets).

• Team & Initiative: Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a collaborative team, communicating faults or issues effectively.

• Potential Welcome: Transferrable skills are highly valued at Kier—even if you don't tick every box, we encourage you to apply and explore your potential!

(Note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role, so candidates must ensure they have their own right to work in the UK.)

Fantastic Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pension scheme and life assurance

• Kier Rewards and a colleague lottery

• Additional holiday purchase opportunities and enhanced family leave policies

• Share plan schemes and free health & wellbeing services

• Full application support and dedicated workplace adjustment assistance via Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency (as a Disability Confident employer, a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria will be offered an interview)