Upton upon Severn Town Council
Upton upon Severn Town Council are seeking to appoint a Lengthsman. There is a requirement for the Lengthsman to have Public Liability Insurance for a minimum of £5 million. The Lengthsman will be required to hold an approved LANTRA training qualification or be prepared to complete the training if appointed.
The Parish Lengthsman is a self-employed person who can really make a difference to the community environment by maintaining roadside verges and drainage. Must provide their own transport, tools and equipment.
Works required
Drainage:
- Clear gully grates
- Clear verge grips
- Clear headwalls, outfalls
- Advise landowners and frontages when their ditches need cleaning.
Vegetation clearance:
- Remove vegetation obstructing signs.
- Remove vegetation at junction visibility splays.
- Removal of basal tree growth from Highway trees.
- Pulling/cutting of noxious weeds following site specific approval from the manager.
- Side out footways to normal width and spread arisings on verge where possible.
- Negotiate with frontagers for them to cut back overhanging vegetation.
Miscellaneous:
- Rotation and charging of mobile Vehicular Activated Signs (VAS) following site specific approval and authorisation from the manager.
- Clean dirty signs and/or retighten brackets, reposition signs which have been knocked out of place where no excavation is required (except illuminated signs).
- Snow clearance and gritting/salting by hand.
- Removal of illegal fly posting.
- Maintenance and repainting of highways approved visibility fencing.
Not included:
- Litter picking.
- Rubbish removal such as fly tipping.
- Removal of waste from gully pots/jetting or any gully work that involves removal of covers or lids.
- All work outside of the publicly adopted highway.
- Cutting of private hedges.
This will be on a 12months contract at an hourly rate of £14.00 per hour.
Please contact the Council office on 01684 592273 or
