Lead Field Operative

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Depot Arbor Road Croft Leicestershire LE9 3GE or Mountsorrel Depot Hawcliffe Road Mountsorrel Leicestershire LE12 7AH

Worker Category: Field Based Worker

Salary: 27717 - 30066 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours:Full Time 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 20th July 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC - in person

About the Role

Come and work as part of a team that delivers the best value customer-focused service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally surrounding counties. Leading a small team of Operators you will work flexibly efficiently and effectively delivering construction maintenance and surfacing activities to maintain highways footpaths and structures in accordance with statutory requirements.

You will ensure that activities are completed to a high standard in accordance with the LCC specifications tackle unacceptable behaviour on site record any incidents and escalate to the Site Team Leader/ Supervisor for further action if required. You will also assist in the development of skills for less experienced operatives and encourage experiential learning whilst on site.

The nature of the work may involve you carrying out activities outside of normal working hours including night weekends and public holidays in all weather conditions to meet the needs of the service. You may be required to support a call-out rota to cover evening weekend and public holiday emergencies.

(Exclusion will apply to employees aged under 21)

This role is a Safety Critical Post and consequently subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Hold the following qualifications:- NVQ 2 in Highways Maintenance or similar Skilled Road-worker Trades Test Assessment New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) Qualification (Operative) Accredited and relevant H&S Training Records and Certification (e.g. NPORS plant operator Appointed Person etc) Valid driving licence (it would be ideal but not essential if you also hold a valid Large Goods Vehicle Licence and CPC Trained with current DQC Card)
  OR have demonstrable evidence of the skills and experience as outlined in the job description together with a commitment to attain the essential qualifications
• Have experience of working in a highways or civil engineering environment and using information technology (e.g. personal computer PDS mobile phones etc) in a work-related context.
• Have extensive knowledge of construction specifications materials compaction and workmanship requirements also of safe working practices when using plant and machinery
• Know about Construction Health Safety and Environmental requirements and safe working procedures legislation including drivers hours PPE and manual handling and of Chapter 8 Traffic Management Regulations
• You have core communication skills both written and verbal. You can and are willing to work with everyone in the team and you can use your own initiative in planning and prioritising.
• Skilled at driving and operating specialist plant and use of rollers compaction equipment and saws.
• Can respond confidently to customers & colleagues with understanding & diplomacy whilst maintaining an objective & professional stance and give customers the correct information and keep them up to date with regular contact. You can remain calm & positive in challenging circumstances. You engage with proposals constructively & rigorously to help agree on a way forward and constructively challenge poor performance and/or behaviour.
  

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees in balancing their working lives with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style that determines where it can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories on the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

John Benson Highway Works Manager North
Telephone:
Email:

OR

Tom Vesty Highway Works Manager South
Telephone:
Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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