Engineering Jobs

Highways Maintenance Operative

Colas Ltd • Walsall, West Midlands

Salary

£26k – £30k

Posted

20 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Colas Ltd is hiring a Highways Maintenance Operative in Walsall, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £26k – £30k. Colas Ltd holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in P…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Colas Ltd — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £30k
How this salary compares: about 35% below the £46,790 median across 1,314 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Walsall, West Midlands · Full-time
Posted: 20 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.