MT Driver

Skanska UK Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project development and construction group is seeking an experienced Driver to join their team, supporting UK military operations. As part of this role, you will be responsible for transporting personnel and ensuring the maintenance of vehicles, making a crucial contribution to the Motor Transport Department. This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance and offers flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a transport environment required.
• Extensive knowledge of driving regulations.
• Ability to obtain security clearance to ‘SC’ level.

Responsibilities

• Drive various vehicles, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Complete first line maintenance checks on vehicles.
• Prepare and valet vehicles when not in use.

Skills

Professional driving experience

Knowledge of driving regulations

Ability to work in a transport environment

Education

Driver Tachograph Card

Tools

Vehicle maintenance knowledge

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

The Motor Transport Department (MT) provides a vital role in support of the UK’s Principal Military Headquarters at Northwood HQ.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Driver to portray a professional image in delivering a first-class service to both military and civil servants.

• Drive a variety of vehicles within the pool,ranging from cars to minibuses .
• Provide services in accordance with both MoD and or civilian regulations .
• Complete first line maintenance, checks in accordance with vehicle specifications and requirements.
• V aleting and preparation of vehicles when not on driving duties .

As part of the Driver Team at Northwood HQ, your standard working hours are organised according to a 12 week shift pattern which will require you to work 1 Saturday and 1 Sunday within this period. For this reason, ideally you will reside within 30 mins travel time to Northwood HQ.

• Ability to obtain security clearance to ‘SC’ level. In order to obtain clearance, the successful candidate will have been, continually, aresident in the UK for the past 5 years .
• Should the successful candidate not hold the relevant licence (D or D1 without “101” restriction or CPC), Skanska will look to support to obtain these within an agreed timescale .
• Driver Tachograph Card .
• Professional driving experience .
• Experience working in a transport environment .
• Extensive knowledge of driving regulations and d rivers h ours Regulations

This role requires a minimum level of security clearance and may also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. You should be aware that certain levels of clearance or specific projects and/or sites have UK residency requirements; and any dual or multiple nationalities must be declared. Any persons who do not fulfil these residency requirements may be unable to obtain the required level of clearance and would not be eligible to undertake this role.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.