Highways Maintenance Apprenticeship

Highways Maintenance Apprenticeship

RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED

Sandy (SG19 1SD) Closes on Tuesday 30 June 2026 Posted on 6 March 2026 Print Contents Summary Work Training Requirements About this employer After this apprenticeship Ask a question Apply now Summary If you like outdoors and practical work, you can work as part of a small team, to carry out routine repairs and maintenance to the highway network: roads, footways, drains, signs, walls, fences, barriers, street furniture, grass verges etc. To assist with response to emergencies, incidents on the network, flooding, storms and other weather events. Wage £22,568 a year Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) We pay National Minimum Wage for 40 hours per week. If you are 18-20 year old your hourly rate is £10.85 If you are 21 or over your hourly rate is £12.71 Training course Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2) Hours Monday to Friday, between start time: 8.00am, finish time 6.00pm (times may vary). 40 hours a week Start date Thursday 16 July 2026 Duration 1 year 6 months Positions available 2 Work Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. What you'll do at work Highways Maintenance (e.g. pothole repairs, grass cutting, winter gritting services) Providing traffic management for a diversity of projects Regenerating busy high streets Installing new bridges Working as part of our multi-disciplined teams to deliver innovative solutions to highways maintenance Where you'll work Sandy Depot Unit 6 Beamish Close Sandy

SG19 1SD

Training Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills. Training provider

TELFORD COLLEGE

Training course Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2) Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab) What you'll learn Course contents Apply appropriate health, safety and environment procedures when working on the road Plan and undertake work practice productively when carrying out repairs to potholes, pavements and kerbs, and laying new surfaces on rural and urban roads Read, interpret and work to drawings, specifications and highways information Highways information will include details on the use of safety barriers, cones, traffic flow and safety zones to work within, whilst employed on the highway Use underground cable locators to identify buried water, gas, sewer lines or other utility services, and once identified excavate by hand around the line to stop any damage and disruption to services Apply safe working practise for moving, storing, lifting and handling of resources Excavation and reinstatement of the highway by carrying out maintenance and repairs, including removal of material within the road or road side using hand or power tools and reinstatement of the area using concrete, screeds, sub-base, aggregates or bituminous materials Install Street Ironworks (drain access covers and frames and gully gates situated on the road) to given work instructions Prepare and operate powered tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment for use on roads. This will include machinery for generator™s, pumps, pedestrian operated plant (e.g. pushed roller), mixers, compressors and self"powered tools (pneumatic drill) Prepare, set up and work within temporary traffic management (using cones and barriers to section off elements of the road from vehicles and pedestrians) on urban and rural roads, whilst excavating and re-instating the highway Work with other sub-contractors on larger schemes (e.g. traffic management) Training schedule Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard Mentor support in the workplace Block release at Telford College Allocated assessor from Telford College Requirements Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know. Skills Communication skills Team working Commitment Reliability Other requirements There will be a block release held at Telford College at regular intervals. You will need to travel to Telford College, and you'll have accommodation in a local hotel booked for you. These blocks run from Tuesday to Friday with dates confirmed. Please note that whilst at college and in the hotel, you an ambassador of the company and your behaviour should be of a very high conduct. Due to Health & Safety, you must be aged 18 or old for this role. About this employer Together with our associated companies, Ringway teams are responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK's highways network - we deliver specialist highway services across the largest highways maintenance portfolio within the UK, including strategic road network, DBFO motorway and trunk roads, and the local authority network. We are private sector partners, dedicated to delivering public services. We offer best practice maintenance services through local solutions which make an impact in the communities in which we operate. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce and supported by a close community of trusted supply-chain partners. Self-delivery is core to our business model. Working together with our clients we deliver cyclic and reactive maintenance, incident response, severe weather operations, surfacing and specialist treatments with local accountability and people who take pride in the services they deliver. Ringway is committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse. Company benefits 20 days holidays plus 8 days bank holidays. Fixed Term 2 years contract. After this apprenticeship Permanent contract and career opportunities Ask a question The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TELFORD COLLEGE

Chris Field apprentices@telfordcollege.ac.uk 01952 642452 The reference code for this apprenticeship is

VAC2000019508.

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