Kier

We're looking for a General Operative to join our Transportation Team based in Edmonton. Working on our prestigious Transport for London (TfL) contract, which we will be leading on for the next 8 years, with the possibility to extend up to 12 years. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive annual holiday entitlement with enhanced sick pay, a huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family and even more

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Edmonton, London

Hours: Permanent, full time 

What will you be responsible for?

As a General Operative, you'll be working within the Highways operations team forming part of a large work force supporting them in safely delivering reactive & planned maintenance duties on the Transport for London road network (TLRN), such as installing and fixing kerbs, foot paths, carriageways and tarmac works, high speed traffic management, incident response and seasonal winter maintenance.

Your day to day will include:

• Adhering to Kier health and safety measures, using a variety of plant and equipment, ensuring the site and company equipment is always secure
• Operating within different teams you will form part of our call out rota system covering immediate response throughout the year and seasonal winter maintenance duties / call outs between October & April
• Safely using tarmac and other materials carrying out repairs including raking and rolling patches to an auditable standard
• Working in all weather conditions, carrying out work on site, in the public domain
• Utilising technology, such as tablets for record keeping and point of work risk assessments

What are we looking for?

This role of General Operative is great for you if:

• You hold a full driving licence with HGV (Minimum Class 3)
• Have current or previous NRSWA accreditations
• Demonstrate a strong grasp of health and safety within the highways industry

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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We're looking for Operative to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks - South West Water based in Bodmin Depot.

Location: Bodmin Depot

Contract: Permanent - with elements of shift work involved

Our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks division brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you will be working on our Southwest Water contract, where we work on repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you'll be working within the Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks - South West Water team, supporting them in working on schemes including mains repairs, new connections, and metering, all within a team that values comradery and collaboration. Importantly, as part of our close-knit team, you will also play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of health and safety, creating a secure and protected work environment which is always the highest priority at Kier.

Wondering what the day to day in the role looks like?

Your day to day will include:

• Undertake planned or reactive work as directed from water services to large diameter mains
• Ensure levels of productivity working within timescales and to targets.
• Ensure that all relevant documentation is updated on each job using a tablet
• Be a part of a rapid response team that works around the clock to deliver and restore clean water

What are we looking for?

This role of trainee operative is great for you if:

• You need to have previous Utilities experience
• Hold a valid Full Drivers Licence
• Willingness to upskill - Comprehensive training will be provided

We're all about finding potential here 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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

We're looking for a Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager for our Strategic Projects UK construction operations.

Location: Flexible within the UK

Contract: Permanent – Full Time

Responsibilities

This role provides Health, Safety, and Wellbeing leadership for the business. The Senior Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Manager is the point of contact and conduit for the business unit and the Kier Construction Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Director.

Within the role, duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Contribute and actively promote the Business Stream HSW Strategy and its objectives as well as aligning the Business Unit HSW Strategy to deliver overall key performance indicators and drive continual improvement in HSW.
• Coordinates the compilation of HSW reports, and the dissemination of Kier Construction and Kier Group HSW information within the business unit
• Analyse HSW data produced by the HSW SHE Co-ordinator and inform the business unit of actions accordingly.
• Hosts and presents the quarterly business unit health, safety and wellbeing workshops where applicable  
• Ensure regular communication on all Health, Safety, and Wellbeing issues from Kier Group is distributed to the business unit
• Co-ordinate and undertake reviews of business unit HSW Reports, Audits and Inspections to ensure the quality of reporting, that corrective actions are assigned and closed in a timely manner and uphold the basic principle as set out in the Operating Procedures and Control Standards for the business.

Please see the full Job Description below.

Who are we looking for?

You will be able to demonstrate competence with significant experience of construction industry safety, health and wellbeing experience within a similar Tier 1 construction business working on major projects at a senior level with a high level and applied understanding of the principles of business HSW strategy, issues and legislation, and its interpretation into practical terms preferably as a Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH).

To be considered for the role, we're looking for applicants with the following skills and attributes:

• A strong communicator and a proven ability to build positive working relationships at a senior level
• A demonstrable understanding of behavioural safety to enable you contribute to our behavioural safety program “Think Safety Differently”
• Strong leadership skills focused on strategic value
• Able to build positive working relationships, internally and with the supply chain
• Confident and assertive, able to manage challenging scenarios
• Innovative by sharing ideas and challenging standard practices
• Ability to co-ordinate and manage own workload, and prioritise accordingly
• Ability to line manage, coach, and mentor others and plan workload for the regional team
• Keen to drive efficiencies through continuous improvement
• Ability to train others
• Proficient skills in standard Microsoft Office 365
• An appropriate level CSCS Card is a requirement for this role enabling access to our projects

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

We're looking for Winter Maintenance Drivers that can cover unsociable hours on a rota basis including weekends to join our Transportation team based in Shrewsbury or Craven Arms or Oswestry.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Do you want to be a highways hero? Keeping the UK moving during the winter months.

Location: Shrewsbury or Craven Arms or Oswestry - Shropshire

Contract: Fixed term zero hour contract to April 2025 - Flexible days / nights / weekends - Call out & weather dependant

Salary: £17.54 per hour - Weekly pay

What will you be responsible for?

As a Winter Maintenance Driver, you'll be working within the Maintenance team, supporting them in key essential works, driving gritting vehicles to spread salt onto the roads during colder days and nights, keeping the UK's roads moving. 

Your day to day will include:

• Driving a gritter vehicle, covering unsociable hours
• Fitting a snow plough during adverse weather conditions
• Maintaining relevant driver and vehicle records

What are we looking for?

This role of Winter Maintenance Driver is great for you if:

• Can be fully flexible to suit rota needs which may include unsociable hours, you must not be covering more than 11 hours in another role
• You can drive and hold a current LGV class 2 licence as a minimum
• Have CPC accreditation and willing to undertake training associated with the role

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

We're looking for a Caretaker to join our Maintenance team based at Welling School in Greater London. 

Location: Welling School, Welling, Greater London.  

Contract: Full Time, Permanent (shifts 06:00 - 14:30 & 10:00 - 18:30).

What will you be responsible for? 

As a Caretaker, you'll be working within the facilities team, supporting them in repairs and maintenance across the site. 

Your day to day will include: 

• Reporting building maintenance issues through the Kier Helpdesk. 

• Carrying out building fabric repairs, adjustments, maintenance, installations, and removals 

• Unblocking toilets, changing light bulbs, changing locks and painting. 

• Accepting deliveries and distributing parcels. 

What are we looking for? 

This role of Caretaker is great for you if: 

• You are able to communicate effectively with clients and staff. 

• You have previous experience of working in a caretaker/porter role desired but not essential. 

• Strong DIY Skills 

• Positive and personable attitude 

Would you like to work with a great team? Then we'd like to hear from you!  

We're all about finding potential here 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.

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier