Operative

Kier Group; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Bournemouth is seeking an Operative to join the Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks - South West Water team based in Bournemouth. You will contribute to mains repairs, new connections and metering, ensuring safety and service continuity.

Your day-to-day includes planned or reactive work, maintaining productivity on time, updating documentation on a tablet, and acting as part of a rapid response team that keeps water services flowing 24/7. We value wellbeing and inclusive teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway reinstatement or utilities reinstatement.
• Full driving licence required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver quality results.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking planned or reactive work on mains under supervision.
• Maintain productivity and meet timescales and targets.
• Update all relevant job documentation on a tablet.
• Be part of a rapid response team delivering and restoring essential water services.
• Promote wellbeing and an inclusive workplace where diversity is encouraged.

Skills

Highway reinstatement

Full driving licence

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

We're looking for an Operative to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks - South West Water team based in Bournemouth.

Location: Bournemouth - Francis Avenue, George Jessell House
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

As an Operative, you'll be working within a team that values camaraderie and collaboration, supporting essential water services across our community. You'll work on schemes including mains repairs, new connections, and metering, all while playing a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of health and safety. This is an opportunity to be part of a close-knit team where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals, and where your contribution makes a real difference to the lives of people in your local area.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you'll be working within the South WestWater team, supporting them in working on schemes including mains repairs, new connections, and metering. Your day to day will include:

• Undertaking planned or reactive work as directed from water services to large diameter mains
• Ensuring levels of productivity working within timescales and to targets
• Updating all relevant documentation on each job using a tablet
• Being part of a rapid response team that works around the clock to deliver and restore clean water
• Promoting wellbeing and ensuring an inclusive workplace where diversity is actively encouraged

What are we looking for?

This role of Operative is great for you if:

• You have experience in highway reinstatement or utilities reinstatement
• You hold a Full driving licence
• You have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver quality results
• Demonstrable experience working collaboratively with others to reach effective solutions."
• You are disciplined and thorough in how you work and deliver for clients and customers

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.