Highways Operative

Highways Operative

Date Posted: 2026-08-23

Location: United Kingdom

Country Code: GB

Application Deadline: 2026-11-22T15:09:38.11

About The Role

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Highways, we're supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We don't just build roads and bridges - we're building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. You'll be joining our Highways maintenance team in Cambridgeshire, as the UK's number one highway maintenance contractor. Our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

• You’ll complete a high level of manual work and be outdoors in all weathers.


• You’ll undertake highways repairs, including potholes, patching, drainage, footways, and general highway maintenance.


• You’ll use technology (tablets/apps) to input safety data and maintenance records.


• You’ll be driving and operating plant and equipment when trained.


• Do you have experience with plant and equipment operation? You will take responsibility for vehicles, plant, and materials in your charge.


• We’ll train you to undertake winter and emergency maintenance out-of-hours activities on a standby rota.

What you'll bring

• A clean driving license. Do you have a clean driving license?


• An LGV Class C driving license or willingness to obtain one.


• A CSCS card.

What's in it for you?

• We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:


• Matched or contributory pension scheme


• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year


• Employee assistance programme


• My Rewards portal, access to thousands of retail discounts


• Life assurance


• Personal accident insurance


• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes


• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave


• Reward and recognition scheme


• In addition, this role offers 21 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.


• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!


• Standby / Overtime / Call out

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.


• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.


• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.


• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry-recognized programs, training and development. It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to third-party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.

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About The Role Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. Where will you be working? At M Group Highways, were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. Youll be joining our Highways maintenance team in Cambridgeshire, as the UKs number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. Want to come and be a
part of it? What will you be doing? Youll complete a high level of manual work and be outdoors in all weathers. Youll undertake highways repairs, including potholes, patching, drainage, footways, and general highway maintenance. Youll use technology (tablets/apps) to input safety data and maintenance records. Youll be driving and operating plant and equipment when trained. Do you have experience with plant and equipment operation? You will take responsibility for vehicles, plant, and materials in your charge. Well train you to undertake winter and emergency maintenance out-of-hours activities on a standby rota. What youll bring A clean driving license. Do you have a clean driving license? An LGV Class C driving license or willingness to obtain one. A CSCS card. Whats in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee
assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts Life assurance Personal accident insurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers 21 days' annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us! Standby / Overtime / Call out About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations Were together and as one team the whole is greater than the sum of the parts Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. Wed encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction. #MGroupH IND3 TPBN1_UKTJ