Chainsaw Operative jobs

Join Connect Plus Services and become part of the new soft estates maintenance team responsible for delivering safe and efficient operations across the M25 DBFO Network. In this role, you will carry out a wide range of soft estates works, hazard clearance, and network maintenance tasks as directed by your Line Manager, ensuring the motorway network remains safe, accessible, and compliant.

As a Soft Estate Operative Level 1, you will take ownership of soft estates maintenance activities, operating a range of plant and equipment to maintain grassed areas, vegetation, ditches, and signs while supporting the overall safety and resilience of the network.

You will undertake routine soft estates maintenance, including grass cutting, heavy vegetation clearance, arboriculture works, ditch clearance, and weed spraying. You will maintain and clear signs, operate soft estates plant such as chainsaws, chippers, Robomowers, ride-on mowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters, and ensure all tasks are completed safely and efficiently.

You will accurately record and report activities using mobile communication and data devices, perform routine vehicle checks, and maintain driving records in line with legislation and CPS procedures. You will take care of CPS property, including vehicles, tablets, and radios, and raise awareness of any issues that may affect the safe operation of the network.

Safety is central to this role. You will actively support Zero Harm initiatives, participate in the Winter Service rota, attend training courses, and live the Balfour Beatty values while contributing to CPS’s sustainability objectives.

We are seeking a skilled, safety-conscious Soft Estate Operative Level 1 with a valid UK Driving Licence (minimum Category C/LGV Class 1), Driver Qualification Card/CPC, a current CSCS Operative Card, relevant elements of Sector Scheme 18, and registration on the Register of Land-based Operations (ROLO).

You will have proven experience working on a live motorway or All-Purpose Trunk Road (APTR) network and be fully competent operating soft estates plant, including chainsaws, chippers, Robomowers, ride-on mowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters. You will bring a proactive, hands-on approach to maintaining the network and supporting a high-performing operational team.

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Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com