Motorway Operative

Sir Robert McAlpine • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom • Posted June 03, 2026

Location Glasgow, Scotland

Job Type Full Time

Category Motor Vehicle Operators

Posted June 03, 2026

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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