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We're looking for an Operative to join our Anglian Water Alliance team based in Lincoln.

Location: Lincoln
Hours: 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday

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

In this role, you'll be working on our Anglian Water Alliance, participating within a team on schemes including maintenance of existing assets, pressure management, district metering and large and complex mains repairs. You'll take personal responsibility for health and safety performance, overall quality of work and meeting productivity targets whilst building effective relationships with colleagues and customers.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you'll be working within the Anglian Water Alliance team, supporting them in delivering essential water infrastructure projects. Your day to day will include:

  • Taking personal responsibility for health and safety performance, quality of work and meeting productivity targets
  • Working and excavating on the highway safely and efficiently
  • Carrying out small scale civils and reinstatement work
  • Dealing with customers in a professional manner at all times
  • Communicating with the team leader and colleagues, updating them on progress

What are we looking for?

This role of Operative is great for you if:

  • You hold a Full driving licence
  • You hold a CSCS and EUSR Water Hygiene card
  • You have experience working and excavating on the highway
  • You're experienced with small scale civils and reinstatement
  • You hold a valid EUSR National water hygiene and SHEA Water certificate

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!

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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 .

  • Location:  Grantham. Lincoln
  • Vacancy ID:  11927
  • Background check:   None
  •  Closing date: 11 Aug 2026
  • Flexible Working:  No

Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.


 

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