Highway maintenance Work, Jobs in Kent (with Salaries)

Highways Maintenance Operative
Kier Group —Battle
- £13.45 - £15.83 an hour
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- Flexible schedule
Trainee Quantity Surveyor – Asphalt Surfacing
Trinity Surfacing Ltd —Rochester
- £23,000 - £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Free parking
Quick apply
Secondary Distribution Driver
Warburtons —Paddock Wood
- £831.76 a week
- Weekend availability
- Maintenance
- Bakery
- Employee discount
10d
Traffic Management Operative
Equans —Sittingbourne
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Construction experience
- Employee discount
Grounds Contract Manager
Norse Group LTD —Medway
- £52,255.24 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
Grounds Maintenance Operative
Avondale Environmental Services —Chatham
- £26,500 - £29,000 a year
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- No experience needed
- In-person
- Paid training
Quick apply
Cyclical Highway Maintenance Lead
Cambridgeshire County Council —Weald
- £41,958 - £44,822 a year
- Civil engineering
- Maintenance
- Project management
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
M5 Traffic Management Operative
FM Conway —Sevenoaks
- Full-time
- Annual leave
Quick apply
6d
Tractor Operative (Skilled Op)
Coinford Ltd —Ashford
- Full-time
- Construction experience
- Communication skills
12d
Apprentice General Operative
VolkerWessels —Medway
- Up to £10 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Mentoring
- Construction experience
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Contract Manager
Kier Group —Gravesend
- Full-time
- Negotiation
- Flexible schedule
13d
Construction Assurance Manager
National Highways —Maidstone
- £47,410 - £54,210 a year
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Maintenance
6d
Project Manager
FM Conway —Sevenoaks
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Project management
- Contracts
- Employee discount
Quick apply
10d
Commercial Manager
Kier Group —Chatham
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- No degree
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
Cyclical Maintenance Manager
Cambridgeshire County Council —Weald
- £58,803 - £63,288 a year
- Maintenance
- Project management
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Paver Operative
Coinford Ltd —Gravesend
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Mechanical knowledge
12d
Mechanical Engineer
Kier Group —Weald
- Full-time
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
Managing Quantity Surveyor
Kier Group —Chatham
- Full-time
- No degree
- Travel
- Contracts
- Flexible schedule
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Kier Group —Chatham
- Full-time
- Mentoring
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Flexible schedule
12d
Plant Electrician
Bouygues Construction —Tilbury
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Maintenance
- Construction experience

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Highways Maintenance Operative

Kier Group -
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Permanent | Full-time
£13.45 - £15.83 an hour

Benefits

Company pension
Transport links
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Maintenance

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Alix Carey

Benefits

Life assurance

Kier Rewards

Additional holiday purchase opportunities

Pension scheme

Enhanced family leave & policies

Share plan schemes

Free health & wellbeing services

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We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation Team in our depots across Area 4. Within this role, you can enjoy a fantastic, pension scheme, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, and even more.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Based at one of the following depots. Weatherhill Depot (RH6 9JE), Ford Depot (BN18 0DF)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - Days

Salary: £13.45 to £15.83 per hour (depending on experience) + call out + overtime

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Kier Highways team, supporting them in delivering essential maintenance and improvement works across the local road network.

Your day to day will include:

Operating light plant machinery such as compressors, rollers, and disc cutters, including daily maintenance checks
Assisting skilled operatives with kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing, and repair works
Excavating soil, rock, asphalt, and concrete using hand and powered tools
Performing general site duties including sweeping, cleaning, litter picking, and handling materials
Carrying out duties such as grass cutting, gully emptying, strimming and traffic management

What are we looking for?

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

Experience in highway maintenance or similar field
You have a can-do attitude and are willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
Full UK driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable 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 see more 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.

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FOR-GR-1450 Job Description Operative .docx

Location: Battle. Smallfield. Arundel
Vacancy ID: 10349
Background check: DBS - Basic
Closing date: 30 Jul 2026
Flexible Working: No

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

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