Dragon Patcher Operative

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.

What will you be doing? You’ll take on a key role in our Dragon Patching Operations Team. 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. You will take responsibility for vehicles, plant, materials and daily maintenance of the dragon patcher. 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. 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 1000’s 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
• 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 army 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 recognised programmes, training and development.

Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We’d 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.