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Highways Maintenance Operative

Colas Ltd • Portsmouth, Hampshire

Salary
£29k – £33k
Posted
30 September 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 Portsmouth, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £29k – £33k. 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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Colas Ltd is confirmed on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker visa route (Worker (A rating)). Always confirm sponsorship availability for this specific role directly with the employer when you apply.
Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Colas Ltd — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
  • Advertised salary: £29k – £33k
  • How this salary compares: about 29% below the £46,738 median across 839 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 4 other live engineering roles in Portsmouth — browse them
  • Posted: 30 September 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.

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