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The role involves vegetation clearance, strimming and general highway maintenance, working safely across a range of outdoor sites and supporting wider highways construction and maintenance activities. Key Responsibilities Carry out strimming, vegetation clearance and general highways maintenance. Operate strimmers, saws, rollers, compactors and other relevant plant and equipment. Assist with footway and carriageway works, kerbing, drainage, excavation and paving. Drive vehicles and tractors where appropriately licensed. Carry out routine checks and basic maintenance of vehicles, plant and equipment. Follow health & safety, traffic management and environmental procedures. Identify and work safely around underground services. Work effectively as part of a team and interact professionally with colleagues and members of the public. Be prepared to work outdoors in all weather conditions and undertake overtime, weekend or emergency work when required. Essential Requirements Previous experience in highways, construction, grounds maintenance, vegetation clearance or a similar environment. Good understanding of safe working practices, including PPE and manual handling. Ability to operate strimmers and other relevant tools safely. Basic literacy and numeracy skills. Ability to follow instructions and work effectively as part of a team. Valid driving licence and access to suitable transport. Willingness to travel between work sites. Ability to work in adverse weather and challenging outdoor/site conditions. Willingness to work outside normal hours when required. Desirable Requirements NVQ Level 1 in Highways Maintenance or equivalent. NRSWA qualification. CSCS Health & Safety qualification. Highways or roadworker trade qualification. Experience operating rollers, compactors, saws or other specialist plant. HGV licence/experience. Forklift licence/experience. Experience using underground service detection equipment. Previous experience working specifically within a highways maintenance environment. Working Conditions This is an outdoor role and may involve working in adverse weather, around traffic and on uneven or dirty sites. The role may include early starts, nights, weekends, overtime and emergency call-outs. Relevant training and PPE will be provided where required. If you feel that you would be a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you! Please get in touch today Apply Quest Employment Other Sectors and Industries 421 Jobs Company Profile In Short Industry Commercial, Technical and Industrial Recruitment Founded 1993 Location Northampton (Head Office) Company size 51-250 Why Choose Quest? Quest Employment's cornerstones are the guiding values that characterise the organisation and its employees. We appreciate each and every one of you, whether you're a client, a temporary worker, or a full-time employee. We have found that the secret to our success is our ability to continually provide excellent service and focus on your requirements. You'll have a dedicated account manager, but the whole branch will make it a point to learn about your business so they can better serve you. Our company's goal, approach, and focus from day one has been crystal clear: people are our priority.. Since we take a unique approach and value our client relationships as partnerships, you may have full faith in Quest Employment. We work with a wide range of the UK's largest companies, but we always aim to give the same level of service to all of our clients. Since all of our consultants have had extensive training and we have an excellent retention rate, we are able to provide consistent service. What our clients say Keith Oakley Operations Director We are about to go into our 2nd year with
Quest Employment as our main provider for labour. This business previous has
had the same provider for over 20 years so it was a real leap to move most of
this work to a new supplier. Quest made this leap very successfully and has
provided us with a great service and given us the confidence to continue to use
them going forward. They have conducted business very professionally, not jusy
at the start but from week to week. They have been flexible and I would recommend
them to anyone using temporary labour. Kieran Monger Warehouse Manager Since our agreement took place back in
January 2016 to use Quest services AP Taylor have had a pleasurable and
professional experience with Quest agency, from daily communications to implementing
NVQ training courses on site with JB-Skills. All corresponding individuals from Quest
have not only met the daily expectations to fulfilling staff levels but have
also shown great desire, also along with great flexibility and commitment to
meet AP Taylor operational needs. I personally have had previous experiences
with other agency companies to which I/we can safely say that Quest has been
the best service to date. The team at Quest have an infectious desire to want
to drive a togetherness in effective working relations therefore the processes
that have been undertaken between both parties to achieve overall goals has
been welcomed in a approachable and positive manner. We look forward to working together for the
foreseeable future as AP Taylor shall promote the service levels displayed to
all businesses that require support regarding agency staff moving forward. Branches With 11 branches ideally located throughout the Midlands, East Anglia and the Home Counties, we are able to supply a broad base of candidates with a range of skills sets to suit your company's requirements. Northampton (Head office) Banbury Bedford Boston Corby Coventry Leicester Luton Northampton Peterborough Stoke Wellingborough Similar Skilled Highway Operative Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers 7.5t Driver Interaction Recruitment Leicester, Leicestershire £13.80 - 13.80 per hour 2 hours ago NEW HGV Class 2 Driver Macfarlane Packaging Thurmaston, Leicester (LE4) Basic salary plus bonus & benefits 2 hours ago NEW Delivery Driver 7.5 tonne ADR Manpower UK Loughborough (LE11), LE11 1EB 19.00 1 week ago HGV Class 2 24-7 Recruitment Services Northamptonshire £17.03 - 17.03 per hour 1 week ago Class 2 Driver Interaction Recruitment Leicestershire £16.90 - 16.90 per hour 3 weeks ago HGV 2 Driver Hiregiant Ltd Gartree, Market Harborough (LE16) From £16 to £17 per hour 1 week ago Hgv Driver Pertemps Leicester Market Harborough, Leicestershire £15 - £20 per hour 4 hours ago NEW Multi Skilled Joiner Sellick Partnership Leicester (LE1), LE1 Negotiable 6 days ago 7.5 Tonne Driver Workchain Northampton, Northamptonshire From £14.00 to £16.00 per hour 4 days ago HVAC Improver Office Owls Recruitment Limited Leicester (LE1) £42,000 per annum 4 days ago Skilled Highway Operative jobs Skilled Trades jobs Fitting And Machining jobs Full Time jobs Weekend jobs Retail jobs Amazon Warehouse Operative jobs Christmas jobs Night Shift jobs NHS jobs Apprenticeship jobs Warehouse jobs Cleaning jobs No Experience jobs Remote jobs Admin jobs Administration jobs Apprenticeships jobs Tesco jobs Get hired. Find success. Get started Totaljobs About us Careers at Totaljobs Press Partners Privacy policy Terms and conditions Cookies Legal and compliance Accessibility Jobseekers Salary Planner Jobseeker help centre Career advice Recruiters Post job ads Recruiting news Courses Contact us - recruiters Recruit internationally Download App store Play store The Stepstone Group UK Ltd © 2026 We use cookies We use cookies to operate our website, measure how people use our services to help us improve them, enrich usage profiles and personalise the content displayed to you. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners, who may combine it with other information, to show you relevant ads on other websites, and to measure the performance of our advertising. Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. If you would prefer us not to use the non-essential cookies, click “Just necessary”, but please be aware that this may impact your experience of our site and the services we are able to offer. Click “Accept” if you’re happy for us to place these cookies. You can change your mind at any time. Store and / or access information on a device Cookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device for the purposes presented to you. Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development Ads and content can be personalised based on a profile. More data can be added to better personalise ads and content. The performance of ads and content can be measured. Insights about audiences who have viewed the ads and content can be extracted. Data can be used to build or improve user experience, systems and software. Display third-party content (social networks, videos) Content from social networks and embedded content from third-party providers can be displayed. Identifiers derived from authentications If an identifier is created based on authentication data, such as contact details associated with online accounts you have set up on websites or apps (e.g. email address, phone number) or customer identifiers (e.g. an identifier provided by your telecommunications provider), then this identifier can be used to recognize you across websites, apps and devices if you are logged in with the same contact details. Just Necessary Accept All Cookie Settings You can also exercise your right to object to data processing based on legitimate interests under “Privacy Policy”. Privacy Policy Cookie policy