Operative

We're looking for an Operative to join our South West Water team based in Paignton or Exeter.

Location: Paignton or Exeter
Hours: 45 hours per week. Shifts covering Monday to Sunday with opportunities to earn overtime and join an on call rota.

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

As a Reinstatement Operative, you'll play a key role in supporting the South West Water contract. You'll be responsible for reinstating highways and surfaces following excavation works for water mains repairs, new connections, and other essential utilities projects, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Working as part of a collaborative team, you'll help deliver high-quality results that keep our communities connected and supported.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you'll be working within the Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team, supporting them in delivering essential reinstatement works. Your day to day will include:

• Carrying out high-quality reinstatement works including tarmac, concrete, and modular paving following excavation
• Ensuring reinstatement meets HAUC and local authority specifications
• Operating plant and machinery safely such as rollers and compactors
• Completing job documentation using tablet-based systems
• Maintaining site safety and traffic management compliance while working collaboratively with excavation and repair teams

What are we looking for?

This role of Operative is great for you if:

• You have a Full driving licence
• You have previous experience in highway reinstatement or utilities reinstatement 
• You hold a CSCS card, EUSR Water Hygiene, or NRSWA certification (training can 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.

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.