Highways Maintenance Operative

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We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Birmingham team based in Thimble Mill Lane.

Location: Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham, B7 5HR

Hours: Permanent full time, 40 hours per week

Salary: From £30,000 depending on experience and qualifications

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join our supportive highways team where your skills will be valued and your contribution makes a real difference to our communities. As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll work in a collaborative environment with opportunities for personal growth and development.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Birmingham highways team, supporting them in delivering essential streetlighting installation and maintenance. Your day to day will include:

Installing and upgrading streetlighting assets as part of a dedicated highways crew

Setting up and maintaining safe working sites on highways

Completing safety-critical emergency works and required documentation

Engaging professionally with members of the public when approached

Assisting with risk assessments and following all safety procedures

What are we looking for?

This role of Highways Maintenance Operative is great for you if:

You have knowledge of streetlighting works (HEA, NHSS8)

You enjoy collaborative teamwork and building relationships

You're committed to safety and care about the communities we serve

You have a HGV Class 2 licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

Job Description - HMO - TML - SL.docx

Location: Birmingham

Vacancy ID: 10219

Background check: None

Closing date: 21 Aug 2026

Flexible Working: Yes

Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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