Control Centre Operator

March 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Control Centre Operator

We're looking for a Control Centre Operator to join our Highways team based in London. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference. Connecting roads, connecting people.

Location: London
Contract: Permanent, Fulltime
Salary: Up to £27K + 26 days of annual leave + Benefits

Responsibilities


As a Control Centre Operator, you'll supporting Highways team as a single point of contact and incident response service via a 24hr Service Control Centre providing support to our London contracts.

Your day to day will include:

  • Working with Visual Display Units and other IT related equipment
  • Working knowledge of Office 2000 applications, including Word, Excel & Outlook
  • Interpreting geographical information using GIS tools

    Who are we looking for?

    This role of Control Centre Operator is great for you if:
  • Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and verbally, and can work under own instruction as well as in a team
  • Have experience of working under pressure & multi-task
  • Have excellent computer skills and experience in the use of Microsoft products

    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. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

    If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

    Benefits at Kier


    We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
    And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

    Who is Kier?


    We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: kier.co.uk/sustainability/

    At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

    Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

    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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

    You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

    Closing date: 14 April 2023

    Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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