Area 7 - Highways Maintenance Apprentice - Sandiacre

AMEY SERVICES LIMITED

Nottingham (NG10 5ND)

Closes in 23 days (Friday 23 October 2026)

Posted on 29 September 2026

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Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Highways Maintenance Apprentice to join our Area 7 account within Amey's Transport Infrastructure Business Unit, based in Sandiacre. Whether you are leaving school, finishing college or looking for a new direction, this is a great place to start building your future career.

Wage

£29,904 a year

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Training course
Lead traffic management operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week (rotating day and night shifts).

45 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 April 2027

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • Carry out routine and cyclic maintenance activities.
  • Undertake minor civil works, drainage works and carriageway patching.
  • Maintain high technical standards and attend project and work briefings as required.
  • Drive and operate vehicles and plant requiring general and specialist skills.
  • Carry out vehicle checks, routine maintenance such as oil and water checks, cleaning and accurate recording of defects before starting each shift.
  • Carry out other highway maintenance activities, including litter picking, winter maintenance and emergency call-out operations.
  • Take responsibility for your own safety and the safety of others in your team, ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe operations to protect members of the public.
  • Accurately record drivers' hours, time and resource utilisation in line with the operating allocation system.
  • Keep records, complete all necessary paperwork, and communicate and liaise with Amey employees, subcontractors, emergency services, the police, members of the public, clients and customers.

Where you'll work

Sandiacre Depot,
Bostocks Lane,
Sandiacre,
Nottingham
NG10 5ND

Training

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

Training provider

TIME2TRAIN LTD

Training course

Lead traffic management operative (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations.
  • Follows safe systems of work including carrying out static and dynamic risk assessments.
  • Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM vehicles within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: impact protection vehicle (IPV), traffic management installation vehicle, traffic management maintenance vehicle, traffic management airlock or closure point vehicle or traffic management convoy vehicle.
  • Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM plant within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: mobile lane closure signs & trailers, temporary traffic light units, ROBO stop and go signs, portable variable message signs or portable tower lights.
  • Move, handle and store TTM equipment and systems.
  • Load, unload and secure TTM equipment and systems to and from vehicles or plant.
  • Select and use TTM PPE.
  • Interpret traffic management layouts, design and technical specifications.
  • Select and prepare TTM equipment and systems.
  • Plan for and organise installation.
  • Inspect, maintain, repair and replace TTM equipment and systems.
  • Operate and guide plant and vehicles to create safe working zones within limits of responsibility.
  • Install, position, secure and remove TTM equipment and systems tailored to the road type, without disadvantaging those with mobility and sensory impairment.
  • Apply digital TTM technologies to a TTM system. For example, incursion warning systems, automated traffic signal controls, variable message signs or tablet-based work management systems.
  • Respond to and contain emergencies including traffic accidents and vulnerable persons in crisis and seek support of formal responders.
  • Restore the carriageway to a safe condition.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Communicate with others verbally: internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
  • Complete task documentation, paper-based or digital.
  • Applies team working principles.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations.
  • Follows safe systems of work including carrying out static and dynamic risk assessments.
  • Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM vehicles within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: impact protection vehicle (IPV), traffic management installation vehicle, traffic management maintenance vehicle, traffic management airlock or closure point vehicle or traffic management convoy vehicle.
  • Carry out operator maintenance and minor repair, checks and configuration requirements to TTM plant within limits of responsibility, escalating defects. For example: mobile lane closure signs & trailers, temporary traffic light units, ROBO stop and go signs, portable variable message signs or portable tower lights.
  • Move, handle and store TTM equipment and systems.
  • Load, unload and secure TTM equipment and systems to and from vehicles or plant.
  • Select and use TTM PPE.
  • Interpret traffic management layouts, design and technical specifications.
  • Select and prepare TTM equipment and systems.
  • Plan for and organise installation.
  • Inspect, maintain, repair and replace TTM equipment and systems.
  • Operate and guide plant and vehicles to create safe working zones within limits of responsibility.
  • Install, position, secure and remove TTM equipment and systems tailored to the road type, without disadvantaging those with mobility and sensory impairment.
  • Apply digital TTM technologies to a TTM system. For example, incursion warning systems, automated traffic signal controls, variable message signs or tablet-based work management systems.
  • Respond to and contain emergencies including traffic accidents and vulnerable persons in crisis and seek support of formal responders.
  • Restore the carriageway to a safe condition.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Communicate with others verbally: internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
  • Complete task documentation, paper-based or digital.
  • Applies team working principles.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • If under 19 years with no Maths & or English, candidate will have to complete functional skills.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • BPSS check requirement.
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration, due to the nature of the work associated with this account.
  • Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing, in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.

About this employer

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.  
 
We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets. 


What truly defines Amey is our commitment to people. Our business is only as strong as the individuals who power it, and our greatest asset is our team. If you're ready to learn, grow and start building a career with real impact, we'd love to hear from you. 

http://amey.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Potential for permanent employment for the right candidate.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TIME2TRAIN LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000055224.

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Closes in 23 days (Friday 23 October 2026)

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