About The Role
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.
What you’ll be doing
You will undertake routine soft estates maintenance including grass cutting, heavy vegetation clearance, arboriculture work, 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.
Who we’re looking for
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 must 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.
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Key benefits include:
- 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/partner’s leave.
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.
About Us
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
We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We value diversity, inclusion and a culture where everyone can thrive. For more information visit disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk.
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