Job Details

Weand#39;re looking for a Drainage Operative to join our Transportation team based in Northamptonshire. Within this role, you-can enjoy a fantastic, matched pension scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

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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.

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Location: Brixworth, Northampton

Hours: Permanent, full time of 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday 06:00 to 15:30

Salary: -31,636.80 + overtime + call out

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

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What will you be responsible for?

As a Drainage Operative, youand#39;ll be working within the Kier Transportation team, supporting them in maintaining a safe and operational highway drainage system.

Your day to day will include:

• Driving and operating a gully truck to carry out scheduled and reactive drainage maintenance
• Cleaning and maintaining highway drainage systems including gully pots, ACO channels, culverts, and interceptors
• Using high-pressure jetting equipment to clear blockages and ensure free-flowing drainage
• Recording completed works using handheld devices
• Supporting emergency response operations during adverse weather or flooding events

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What are we looking for?

This role of Drainage Operative is great for you if:

• You have experience operating high-pressure jetting equipment or similar vehicles
• Youand#39;re-comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
• You-can communicate effectively with your team and the public, and follow safety procedures
• You hold a UK Driving Licence and a class 2 HGV licence

Weand#39;re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you donand#39;t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

Weand#39;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. Weand#39;re proud of the steps weand#39;ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kierand#39;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 Dandamp;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.