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🥝 Motorway Operative

Sir Robert McAlpine | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Posted June 09, 2026

Job Description

Sir Robert McAlpine are the routine operations and maintenance contractor, based in Dumfries & Galloway, for the section of the A74(M) / M74 between the Border at J22 and Junction 12.

Highways Operative Role (M6 DBFO)

  • Team: M6 DBFO

  • Location: SRM Crawford Depot, Stoneyburn, Crawford, ML12 6TW

  • Shifts: Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 16:30. Friday 08:00 – 15:30. 24-hour standby rota and winter maintenance on a shift basis. Some overtime may be required.

  • Primary role is to maintain the project road through proactive maintenance works to include, but not limited to, checking and clearing drainage channels, vegetation management, litter picking.

  • Secondary role is to be 1st responder to any incident on the M6 DBFO network, assisting emergency services & recovery operators, deploying emergency lane/road closures, making everybody safe and clearing the carriageway as quickly as practicable to keep traffic flowing.

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