Highway Apprentice
NETWORK PLUS SERVICES LTD
Manchester (M28 1XW)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 October 2026
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Summary
Start your career with Network Plus, gain hands on practical training and obtain a recognised industry qual. Help restore roads, footpaths and surfaces after essential utility works have been completed.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 4 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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12
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
Build trade skills, gain an industry-recognised qualification and start a long-term career in the utilities sector with a supportive team behind you. Are you looking for a practical, hands-on apprenticeship where you can earn while you learn? We’re looking for Apprentice Reinstatement Operatives to join our team and help restore roads, footpaths and surfaces after essential utility works have been completed.
- Learning how to safely reinstate roads, footpaths and other surfaces after utility works
- Preparing work areas, mixing and laying materials, compacting surfaces and completing finished reinstatement work
- Supporting safe site set-up, including signing, guarding and keeping work areas tidy
- Using hand tools, equipment and small plant safely under supervision
- Working as part of a team to deliver high-quality work for customers and local communities
Where you'll work
Network Plus Services Ltd Chaddock Lane
Worsley
Manchester
M28 1XW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HOPWOOD HALL 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.
Training will be delivered by Hopwood Hall College on a block-release basis. As part of the apprenticeship, learners may be required to attend training for multiple consecutive weeks at a time.
More training information
You will be required to attend a recruitment day on the 04th November in order to be successful.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Math (grade 4)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
A successful applicant will have a driving licence.
About this employer
We are a group of specialists that deliver infrastructure services, keeping communities connected and resilient. Working in partnership with the UK’s leading utility providers, we combine skilled people, strong governance and a safety-first culture to deliver reliably, even in the most challenging environments.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon apprenticeship completion, this will be the beginning of a career working with Network Plus.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060189.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Monday 2 November 2026 at 11:59pm)