General Operative

Galliford Try Group; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well programme

Career Paths training

Agile working

Job summary

Galliford Try Group in Inverness is seeking a General Operative to support project teams throughout the construction lifecycle across the Highland region. You will work alongside tradespeople, help manage site activities and ensure safe, efficient progress.

This role requires flexibility, a safety-first mindset and willingness to travel to multiple sites. You will assist with logistics, set up access equipment, operate hand tools, and help maintain a clean, safe work environment in line with

Qualifications

• Ability to work safely and follow safety instructions.
• Flexible attitude to work and location.
• General awareness of Health and Safety responsibilities and company policy.
• Aligned with Galliford Try values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Help tradespeople and management with every aspect of the building process.
• Be involved in projects from start to finish.
• Follow all health and safety procedures.
• Assist with logistics, traffic management and setting up safe working zones.
• Operate hand machinery such as drills as required.
• Set up and dismantle access equipment, including ladders and some scaffolding.
• Transporting, stacking and removing tools, equipment and materials.

Skills

Safe work practices

Flexible attitude

Health and safety awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

Hand tools (drills)

Site logistics

Job description

General Operative

Inverness

An opportunity has arisen for a General Operative to join the team at Morrison Construction. Working as part of our wider Morrison Team, you will support the project teams through the project life-cycle of various Projects across the Highland area.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Inverness area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites / projects in the Region.

What you will be doing:

• Help tradespeople and management with every aspect of the building process
• Be involved in projects from start to finish
• Follow all health and safety procedures
• Be involved in logistics, traffic management and erecting safe working zones
• Operate hand machinery such as drills, as required
• Set up and dismantle access equipment, including ladders and some scaffolding
• Transporting, stacking and removing tools, equipment and materials.

About You:

• Ability to work safely and follow safety instructions
• Flexible attitude to work and location.
• General understanding and awareness of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company health and safety policy and procedures.
• Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.