Highways Apprentice

Coventry City Council

Coventry (CV3 4AQ)

Closes in 18 days (Sunday 31 May 2026)

Posted on 12 May 2026

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Summary

You will be working as part of a successful team responsible for the construction and maintenance of footways, carriageways and drainage throughout the City. As a Highways Apprentice, under the direction of Highways Site Supervisors and skilled operatives, you will learn how to pave, lay kerbs plus a lot more as part of your apprenticeship.

Wage

£20,932 a year

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Training course
Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 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

  • We are looking for 2 Highway Apprentices who have an interest in Highway Construction and Maintenance, who are committed to achieving a Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative apprenticeship standard
  • You must be willing to work outside in all weathers, be reliable, punctual, and have good communication skills
  • Be able to work using your own initiative as well as work in a team environment
  • You will be required to travel to college on a week-long block release, where you will be required to stay in a hotel provided by the Council
  • You will undertake the Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative apprenticeship standard. Further information for this apprenticeship can be found on: Highways maintenance skilled operative / Skills England
  •  This apprenticeship role is a fixed-term contract for 18 months in line with the length of the apprenticeship training
  • As a Highways Apprentice, you will be able to develop your skills and work alongside experienced teams, helping to improve roads and footways across the City
  • Under the direction of Highways Site Supervisors and skilled operatives, you will learn how to pave, lay kerbs, rake tarmac, install drainage systems, plus a lot more as part of your apprenticeship

Where you'll work

Whitley Depot
Coventry
CV3 4AQ

Training

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

Training provider

CONSTRUCTION AND PLANT ASSESSMENTS LTD

Training course

Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)

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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

You will be supported to undertake a Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative apprenticeship standard

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Coventry is a city that is changing fast and we’re looking for skilled people to join our team and help take us into a bright new future. We are a city that is going places with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead. A great place to live and work and it’s getting even better - and having the right infrastructure is vital. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. That’s why we are looking for people who are passionate, dedicated people who, like us, are determined to make real, positive change to Coventry.

After this apprenticeship

  • A permanent role within the company (subject to funding)

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CONSTRUCTION AND PLANT ASSESSMENTS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000031354.

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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 31 May 2026)

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