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Electrician
April 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Electrician
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: Ower
Contract: Fulltime - You will be working a rota of two weeks nights, two weeks days (Part-time hours available if desired, just let us know)
Salary: £36k
Responsibilities
As an Electrician, you'll be required to carry out defect rectifications, Damage to Network Property installations, carry out depot electrical operations, maintenance and improvement works, emergency response operations and support severe weather operations.
Your day to day will include:
- respond to incidents on the network within designated timescales ensuring relevant parties including the ROC and Network Hub are updated through use of appropriate communication systems, liaising with emergency services and ensuring traffic disruption is minimised, including safe isolation of electrical equipment.
- complete accident/incident reports by acquiring the required information for the replacement of highway equipment. Where possible retrieve information from the police etc. to enable the processing of Third-Party Claims.
- work within a team of electrical engineers and electrical operatives to deliver the service to the client and the wider M&R business to ensure electrical safety is paramount
- provide instruction and guidance to the electrical operatives and apprentices, on all aspects of plant and equipment in order to develop their skills and knowledge.
What are we looking for?
This role of Electrician is great for you if have:
- City & Guilds Electrical 236 pts 1, 2 or equivalent
- NHSS 8 Installation and Maintenance of Highway Electrical Equipment and supporting works
- Capable of working under pressure in within a safety critical role
- Full UK driving licence, HGV would be an advantage.
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 to discuss and arrange these.
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
- fantastic, matched pension scheme
- life assurance
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
Who is Kier?
As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.
We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.
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 .
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Closing Date: 15 May 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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