About the role

We’re looking for a Working Foreperson to join a soft estates maintenance team working across the M25.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll be out on the network leading a small team while also getting stuck into the work yourself. You’ll be helping to keep the motorway safe, tidy, and fully operational — from grass cutting and vegetation clearance through to drainage and general maintenance work.

It’s a busy, fast-moving environment, and no two days are the same.

What you'll be doing

Leading and working alongside a small team of operatives
Grass cutting, hedge trimming, and vegetation clearance
Ditching, drainage, and general grounds maintenance
Weed spraying and arboriculture-related tasks
Signing off basic reports and using handheld devices for records
Carrying out vehicle and equipment checks
Spotting and reporting any safety issues on the network
Supporting winter maintenance and out-of-hours call-outs when needed

Shift patterns include:

Rotating shifts: 2 weeks days, 2 weeks nights
Day shifts: 07:00–16:00
Night shifts: 20:30–05:30
Travel across the M25 network will be required

Who we're looking for

You’ll need to have experience working on highways or similar outdoor maintenance environments, and be confident supervising others while still working on the tools.

Essential:

Category C (LGV Class 1) driving licence
Valid CPC and Digi card
SSSTS or SMSTS (or equivalent)
CSCS Supervisor card
NVQ Level 2 in Highways Maintenance (or similar)
ROLO Supervisor qualification
PA1 weed spraying certificate
Experience working on live roads or motorway networks
Comfortable using plant like strimmers, hedge cutters, ride-on mowers, chainsaws, etc.

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

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

Job Reference: BBUK17212

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