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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How many Highways Operative jobs are available on Pertemps?

  There are 3 Highways Operative jobs available on Pertemps right now.

• What does a Highways Operative do?

  Road construction operatives construct, repair and maintain roads and lay paving slabs and kerbstones to form pavements and street gutters.

  Tasks required include:

  • Inspects road surfaces for hazards or signs of deterioration, clears mud, weeds and debris from road and spreads grit or salt as required.
  • Sets up traffic management systems around work site such as cones, lights and barriers.
  • Cuts away broken road surface with pick or pneumatic drill.
  • Heats bitumen in bucket, applies it to newly laid asphalt and beats or draws tamper head on asphalt to close joints.
  • Spreads bitumen, tar or asphalt and compacts surface using roller.
  • Spreads aggregate over road surfaces using shovel, lays markings on road surface and repairs crash barriers.
  • Removes damaged paving slabs and kerb stones, lays bedding of sand, concrete or mortar on prepared foundation, lays new slabs or stones and fills joints with mortar.

• What are the entry requirements for a Highways Operative?

  No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. All sites are required to have a ‘trained operative’ registered with the Street Workers Qualification Register. Trained operatives are required to attend accredited assessment centres. NVQs/SVQs in Highway Maintenance and Road Building are available at Levels 1 and 2.