Reinstatement Operative

We're looking for Operatives to join our Anglian Water team based in Lincoln.

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

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 essential infrastructure work across the region. You'll be responsible for reinstating highways and surfaces following excavation works for water mains repairs, new connections, and other utilities projects, ensuring everything meets the highest safety and quality standards. This is a hands-on role where your contribution directly impacts the communities we serve.

What will you be responsible for?

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

• Carrying out reinstatement works including tarmac, concrete, and modular paving following excavation
• Ensuring all work meets HAUC and local authority specifications
• Operating plant and machinery safely, such as rollers and compactors
• Completing job documentation using tablet-based systems
• Working collaboratively with excavation and repair teams to meet deadlines

What are we looking for?

This role of Operative is great for you if:

• You have experience in highway reinstatement or utilities reinstatement, or are eager to learn
• You hold a Full driving licence
• You're able to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver quality results
• You're committed to maintaining high standards of site safety and compliance
• You enjoy working as part of a collaborative team

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.