Sweeper Driver – M25

About the Role

Are you looking for a role that offers real impact, day-to-day variety, and long-term career potential? This is your opportunity to be part of a major infrastructure project with over 15 years remaining—providing you with not only stability, but also a platform for personal and professional growth.

We’re looking for a dedicated Sweeper Driver to join our team based at Scratchwood, supporting the safe and efficient operation of the M25—one of the UK’s busiest and most vital roads.

In this essential role, you’ll carry out a range of duties, from sweeping operations and daily vehicle checks to attending road traffic incidents and clearing debris and spills. You’ll also support general maintenance activities, including traffic management, litter picking, strimming, and removal of hazards—ensuring our network remains safe, clean, and operational.

Attention to detail is key, as you’ll be expected to maintain accurate records and ensure your vehicle is emptied and ready for the next shift.

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment where you’ll be part of a supportive team making a real difference. If you’re looking for a career with purpose, excitement, and long-term opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a valued member of our operational team, you’ll play a hands-on role in maintaining the safety, cleanliness, and appearance of the M25 network. You’ll work outdoors, across varied environments, where no two days are the same—and your efforts will have a direct impact on millions of daily journeys.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out a range of maintenance tasks, such as carriageway repairs, cyclical maintenance, litter picking, cleansing, and soft estate care (e.g., grass cutting)

• Performing sign, safety fence, and boundary fence repairs to keep the network safe and compliant

• Implementing Chapter 8 Traffic Management in line with company policies and safety procedures

• Using mobile devices to accurately record data and complete reports

• Conducting routine vehicle checks and keeping up-to-date driving records

• Taking care of company equipment, including vehicles, tablets, and radios

• Reporting any issues that may impact the safety or operation of the network

• Participating in the Winter Service rota when required

• Attending training courses to support your development

You’ll be expected to work safely, uphold the Balfour Beatty values, and contribute to our commitment to Zero Harm and sustainability. This role offers both stability and the opportunity to grow your skills within a supportive, inclusive team that takes pride in delivering excellent service.

Working arrangements

• • Expected to work Mon-Fri, day and night shifts on a rotating basis with 3 weeks of night shifts to 1 week of day shifts.
  • Day shifts are 07:00 to 16:00 with a 45-minute break, night shifts are 20:30 to 05:30
  • Reasonable level of travel around M25 network and between depots
  • Travel to meetings, training and works sites outside normal operational area.
  • Expected to participate in out of hours call out rotas e.g. Winter Maintenance

 

Who We’re Looking For – Key Requirements

We’re looking for committed individuals who take pride in keeping our roads safe and operational. If you’re safety-conscious, reliable, and ready to contribute to a meaningful team effort, we’d love to hear from you.

Essential Qualifications:

• A valid UK Driving Licence (minimum Category C – LGV Class 2)

• A current CSCS Operative Card

Essential Criteria:

• Able to successfully pass a security check as part of the recruitment process

• Able to pass annual driving licence checks

• Must pass pre-employment and random Drug & Alcohol testing

• Meet the requirements of our Company Health Screening Programme

• Able to understand and follow Health & Safety briefings and contribute to our Zero Harm culture

• Physically fit and capable of deploying traffic management equipment (e.g. placing/lifting cones and signage)

We’re committed to building an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can thrive. If you meet the above criteria and are eager to contribute to something bigger, we welcome your application.

Behavioural Competencies 

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

 

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

 

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:  https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk