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Job No. BBUK17212
Highways
Operational Specialists
Join Connect Plus Services as a Soft Estate Level 2 and supervise the delivery of safe and efficient soft estates maintenance across the M25 DBFO Network. In this role, you will lead a team to carry out vegetation management, hazard clearance, network maintenance, and associated tasks, ensuring the motorway network remains safe, accessible, and compliant.
As a Level 2 operative, you will be responsible for overseeing daily operations, managing people, coordinating resources, and supporting operational planning to maintain high standards of safety and performance.
You will supervise routine soft estates maintenance activities, including grass cutting, heavy vegetation clearance, arboriculture works, ditch clearance, and weed spraying, as well as the maintenance and clearance of signs. You will manage a small team, overseeing performance, conduct, absence, and leave in line with company policies.
You will ensure all work is carried out safely, accurately record and report activities using mobile devices, perform routine vehicle checks, and maintain driving records in accordance with legislation and CPS procedures. You will take care of CPS property, including vehicles, tablets, and radios, and raise awareness of any issues that may affect the safe operation of the network.
Safety is a priority. You will actively support Zero Harm initiatives, participate in the Winter Service rota, attend training courses as required, and promote the Balfour Beatty values while contributing to CPS’s sustainability objectives.
We are seeking a qualified, safety-focused Soft Estate Level 2 with a valid UK Driving Licence (minimum Category C/LGV Class 1), Driver Qualification Card/CPC, a CSCS Supervisors Card, SSSTS/SMSTS or equivalent, and a Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Highways Maintenance (or equivalent). You must also hold registration on the Register of Land-based Operations (ROLO) at supervisor level, relevant elements of Sector Scheme 18, and PA1 certification for weed treatment.
You will have proven experience working on a live motorway or All-Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network and be fully competent operating soft estates plant, including chainsaws, chippers, Robomowers, ride-on mowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters. You will bring strong supervisory skills, a proactive approach to safety, and the ability to manage a high-performing operational team effectively.
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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…
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
