Winter Maintenance Driver

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, 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.

We're looking for part

time HGV Cat C (Class 2)

drivers, with CPC, to work on our Hampshire Highways Maintenance contract as

Winter Maintenance drivers.

The drivers will be appointed on a temporary contract to

cover the Winter Maintenance season from 1st October

2026 until 30th April 2027.

We are looking for suitable candidates to work on a zero-hour contract basis.

Interviews for successful candidates will be scheduled from

the Depot within approximately 45 minutes.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

You'll drive a Winter Maintenance Gritting Vehicle for the

duration of the winter maintenance season, being allocated to a rota within the

Hampshire area.

We'll need you to be on standby alternate weeks i.e., one

week on standby followed by one week off throughout the winter maintenance

season.

You'll undertake the gritting of the roads on your allocated

route and all the associated activities required to deliver the Winter

Service.

What you'll bring

• A

full UK driving licence with HGV Class 2 (category C) entitlement and a

full CPC is essential.

• A

valid Winter Maintenance qualification or experience. If, however,

training is required, training for the City and Guilds qualification will

be arranged for October 2026.

• The ability to get to your appointed Hampshire Highways Depot

within 1 hours' notice

What's in it for you?

The Winter Maintenance Season rota will commence on

the 1st October 2026

and will finish on the 30th April 2027. Drivers must commit

to being on standby alternate weeks for the duration of the service. A week

starts at 07.00 am on the Friday and finishes at 07.00am the following Friday.

When you are on Standby, you can be called out at any time to undertake a grit

run.

Current pay mechanism

Standby payment will be £160.65 per week or £22.95 per

night.

An additional £75 per day will be paid for Christmas Day,

Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day.

Route payments will be as follows:

Route

driving time

Mon

• Sat

Sun

/ Bank Holidays

Treatment payment

£107.10

£139.23

Please note: Occasionally, s might be closed before the stated closing date. Do 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 the hiring process. Some roles require drug and

alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.