Job Introduction
BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) Council’s Highway Delivery Team are looking for Skilled Highway Operatives to join us in the delivery of works including Routine Maintenance, Construction Schemes, Traffic Management, Winter Service provision and much more. Do you have experience in the following types of Highway Work and are committed to improving the public highway for our residents and visitors?
- Experience in Highways Maintenance – patching, remedial repairs
- Experience in Highways Construction/Resurfacing - Small and Major highway improvement schemes to the network
- Experience in the deployment of Traffic Management on rural and urban roads, including high speed networks
- Class C1 or Class C driver’s licence
- Ability to remain calm and polite when engaging with members of the public
The successful candidates will operate from either Hatch Pond Road Depot in Poole or Southcote Road Depot in Bournemouth.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Greg Kerr, Highway Manager on 01202 127186
Our Highway Maintenance Operative roles within BCP Council are currently subject to receipt of a Labour Market Supplement of £100 per month subject to the outcome of BCP Council’s Pay & Reward review.
BCP Council is in the process of implementing Pay & Reward, to harmonise the terms and conditions of service, this will include creating a single pay structure which all existing and employees will move on to. It is important that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and these are being reviewed to make sure we have it right. These changes are scheduled to be implemented 2024 and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes.
This role is subject to a full pre-employment medical questionnaire being completed by successful applicants
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
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