Operative

We’re looking for a Utilities Labourer to join our Utilities, South West Water where in the team . Within this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and ensuring that all work are carried out safely and to programme.

Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you will be working on our South West Water contract, where we work on repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.

In the role of Operative, you will work closely in a team and other colleagues to work on schemes including mains laying, pressure management, district metering and large and complex mains repairs.

Location: Based from our Redruth depot

Contract: Permanent – Full time

Responsibilities

As a Utilities Labourer for the South West Water team your day-to-day will include:

• Carry out any ad-hoc duties instructed by the management team or team leader / ganger
• Be responsible for personal and site safety
• Ensure full and correct use of vehicles, plant and materials, keeping wastage to a minimum and carry out any ad-hoc duties that may occur as instructed by the management team or Team Leader / Ganger

Who are we looking for?

This Utilities Labourer role is great for you if you have:

• experience or desire to work in a hands on role.

• Full UK Driving Licence
• It would also be great if you held relevant CSCS / CPSC & NRSWA cards, along with utility experience, but not essential as we will provide full training and development

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Closing date: 14 May 2023

Please click apply or send your CV to: utilitiesrecruitment@kier.co.uk

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity, leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
• A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
• 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
• Kier’s Green Car Scheme
• A huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Please note, that interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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