Operative

Kier Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company is looking for an Operative in Birmingham to support the Highways Management & Maintenance Service. You will ensure timely delivery of highways and traffic management while adhering to safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of traffic management operations and relevant qualifications. This is a full-time role offering a salary between £28,000-£32,000 per year plus overtime.

Qualifications

• Experience in traffic management highways operations.
• Relevant qualifications in health & safety.
• Ability to adhere to project output specifications.

Responsibilities

• Support the Birmingham Highways Management & Maintenance Service.
• Deliver highways and traffic management on time.
• Assist with highways emergencies as needed.

Skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Traffic management qualifications

Incident response

Winter maintenance

Highway maintenance operations

Education

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) – Skilled Worker or higher

T1/M1, T2/M2

M3 – Lane closure

M5 – Multiway lights

Job description

We're looking for an Operative with traffic management experience to join our team based at Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham. This role may involve working nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays, as required. You will also be part of the stand‑by and call‑out rota, supporting the delivery of works in line with KPI deadlines. A driving licence is an essential requirement for this role.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location: Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham

Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per week

Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 per year + Overtime + Callout

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you’ll support the Birmingham Highways Management & Maintenance Service (BHMMS) Project in all aspects of highways maintenance, including all small highways work and all traffic management in line with the Red Book.

Your day to day will include:

• Liaise with Supervisor/Manager to deliver all highways/traffic management on time across the network
• Understand the practical requirements of the Project requirements – Output Specification Red Book – and ensure this requirement is always adhered to
• 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 using the correct traffic management in line with the red book

What are we looking for?

• Have knowledge of Health and Safety especially relating to traffic management highways operations; relevant essential qualifications in traffic management, incident response, winter maintenance, highway maintenance operational tasks, health & safety
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) – Skilled Worker or higher
• T1/M1, T2/M2
• M3 – Lane closure
• M5 – Multiway lights

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier