Operative

Kier Group plc; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major utilities company is looking for an Operative to join the Southwest Water Team in Bournemouth. The role involves ensuring safety and performing tasks like reinstating pavements and back-filling. Candidates are expected to hold a full driving licence and previous utilities experience is a plus. This is a permanent, full-time position offering various benefits tailored to employees' needs, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Tailored benefits

Qualifications

• A full Driving Licence is required.
• Experience in Utilities is beneficial but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Ensure personal and site safety.
• Perform back-filling, tarmac/concrete reinstatement, and kerb laying.
• Carry out ad-hoc duties as assigned.

Skills

Full Driving Licence

Previous Utilities experience

Job description

We're looking for an Operative to joinour Southwest Water Team based in Bournemouth.

Location: Bournemouth

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you'll be working within the Southwest Water Team, supporting them in repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.

What will the day to day in this day look like?

Your day to day will include:

• Be responsible for personal and site safety
• Back-filling open holes, tarmac/concrete reinstatement, kerb laying, site support
• Carry out any ad-hoc duties instructed by the management team or reinstatement team leader / ganger.

What are we looking for?

This role of Operativeis great for you if:

• A full Driving Licence
• Previous Utilities experience is beneficial

We're all about finding potentialhere at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier