Learners enrolling on the Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprenticeship will work on rural and urban roads (not including motorways) to repair damaged surfaces using hand and power tools and pedestrian plant machinery. They work as part of a team carrying out the repairs and individually when preparing the area for repair.
Skilled Operatives must also be able to interpret and work to drawings and specifications when carrying out repairs to the highway. This work, using hand or power tools, could include repairs to potholes, replacement and reinstatement of pavements and kerbs, installing street ironworks and laying new surfaces to ensure roads and pathways are suitable for driving of vehicles or pedestrians to walk safely on.
They also use equipment to locate buried water, gas or sewer lines, and once identified excavate by hand around the line to stop any damage and disruption to services. The skilled operative will prepare, set up and work within Temporary Traffic Management on rural and urban roads, which allows for the movement and flow of traffic and pedestrian restrictions.
