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We're looking for Operatives to join our Anglian Water Alliance team based in Norwich and Ipswich

Location: Norwich and Ipswich
Hours: 45 hours per week

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

Join our Anglian Water Alliance team and play a vital role in maintaining and improving water infrastructure across the region. You'll work collaboratively on diverse schemes including maintenance of existing assets, pressure management, district metering, and complex mains repairs. This hands-on position offers the opportunity to develop your skills whilst contributing to essential services that support local communities.

What will you be responsible for?

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

  • Taking personal responsibility for health and safety performance and quality of work
  • Working on maintenance of existing assets, pressure management and district metering
  • Carrying out large and complex mains repairs
  • Communicating effectively with team leaders and colleagues on project progress
  • Engaging professionally with customers and ensuring excellent service delivery

What are we looking for?

This role of Operative is great for you if you:

  • Hold a Full driving licence
  • Have CSCS and EUSR Water Hygiene cards
  • Have experience working and excavating on the highway
  • Are experienced with small scale civils and reinstatement
  • Hold valid EUSR National Water Hygiene and SHEA Water certificates

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable 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.

  • Location:  Norwich. Ipswich
  • Vacancy ID:  10846
  • Background check:   None
  •  Closing date: 25 Aug 2026
  • Flexible Working:  No

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


 

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