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Highways Maintenance Operative – Structures

May 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Highways Maintenance Operative – Structures



We are now looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways team in Birmingham to support the BHMMS Project in all aspects of Street Furniture/structures work. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family 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: Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive plus benefits



Responsibilities

As Highways Maintenance Operative, you will be working with the Graffiti team on all aspects of graffiti removal from the network.



Your day-to-day will include:

  • Removal of vegetation and debris from the network.
  • Assist, as directed by either Kier management or the Police, with Highways Emergencies to ensure the Project Roads are available for the maximum amount of time practicable
  • Understand the practical requirements of the Project requirements - Output Specification - and ensure this requirement are adhered to at all times


Who are we looking for?



This role of Highways Maintenance Operative is great for you if you have:

  • Demonstrate good knowledge of Health and Safety especially relating to highways operations
  • Hold relevant essential qualifications in traffic management, incident response, winter maintenance and highway maintenance operational tasks
  • UK driving licence.
  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme qualified at a skilled worker level or higher


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 fantastic matched pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Wellbeing resources
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme


And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.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: https://www.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: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf



Closing date: 22 June 2023



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




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