HGV Recovery Driver – Connect Plus Services M25 | Dartford, Kent roles in Dartford

About the Role

Join Connect Plus Services and be part of a once‑in‑a‑generation infrastructure project. The M25 is one of the busiest and most important motorway networks in the UK, and with more than 15 years remaining on the contract, this is a unique opportunity to build a stable, long‑term career while helping to keep the country moving. Working alongside Balfour Beatty Highways, you’ll be part of a team responsible for maintaining and operating this critical transport network safely, efficiently and sustainably.

As an HGV Recovery Driver based in Dartford, you will play a vital role in keeping the M25 network moving. You will be on the front line responding to incidents, breakdowns and emergencies, carrying out specialist recovery operations for both heavy and light vehicles. Your work will directly support the safety of road users while helping to minimise disruption across one of the UK’s busiest road networks.

This role offers a structured shift pattern of four shifts on, four shifts off, including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays, giving you a consistent schedule to plan around. You may also be required to travel across the M25 network or between depots where operationally necessary, as well as attend occasional training, meetings or works outside your usual area. As part of the operational team, you will also support winter maintenance activities when required.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an HGV Recovery Driver, you will:

• Respond to incidents, hazards and vehicle breakdowns across the network, providing recovery support and making affected areas safe quickly and efficiently.
• Attend live motorway incidents and carry out recovery operations in line with CPS procedures and risk assessments.
• Support the restoration of normal traffic flow and help maintain a safe environment for road users and colleagues.

You will also undertake a range of operational and maintenance activities that support the safe running of the motorway network, including:

• Debris and safety inspections
• Assisting with carriageway repairs
• Graffiti removal
• Soft estate maintenance (e.g., grass cutting, litter picking, general cleansing)
• Maintaining roadside signs and highway assets

You will lead or assist with the recovery of heavy and light vehicles using specialist equipment such as underlifts, winches and cranes, ensuring all operations are completed safely and professionally.

The role also includes:

• Accurate reporting using mobile devices
• Completing routine vehicle and equipment checks
• Keeping all recovery equipment in safe working order
• Reporting issues that may impact road safety or network performance
• Supporting sustainability initiatives
• Contributing to Balfour Beatty’s Zero Harm commitment

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for a reliable, safety‑focused individual who is confident working in a hands‑on operational environment and responding to live incidents on a busy motorway network.

You must have:

• A full UK driving licence with Category C+E (LGV Class 1)
• IVR Levels 1, 2 and 3
• Experience recovering both heavy and light vehicles on live motorway or All Purpose Trunk Road networks
• Proficiency in the safe use of equipment including underlifts, winches and cranes

Experience in highways, traffic, transport or vehicle recovery environments would be highly beneficial.

If you are looking for a practical role where you can make a real impact every day while building a stable and rewarding career on one of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects, we would love to hear from you.

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 towardsand 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 just under 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.

CPS is dedicated to reducing its carbon footprint through sustainable practices and innovative solutions.

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 HR@connectplusm25.co.uk