Location
Co. West Midlands | United Kingdom
Job description
About the role
Amazing infrastructure isnt the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Living Places team as a Public Realm Operative and you can build something to be proud of.
Role Purpose:
- As a member of the routine & reactive team the role is to work within any of the public realm services teams supporting the delivery of routine and reactive tasks and ensuring the level of service is carried out to the relevant contracted standard.
- This role is based within Herefordshire operating from either Thorn or Kingsland Depots.
What you'll be doing
As a Public Realm Operative you will:
- Carry out tasks assigned in a safe & professional manner which may include, but not limited to Highway Operations (Highway repairs, Minor Civil Engineering works, Jetting of drainage systems, Installation & maintenance of Traffic Management), Street Cleansing Operations (Litter Bin collection, Litter picking, Fly Tip removal, Dead animal collection, Other cleansing services), Grounds Maintenance Operations (Grass cutting/strimming, Hedge cutting, Shrub pruning, Border work, Weed control, Grave digging with/without a digger & General landscaping) and other related tasks required by the contract;
- Ensure allocated tasks are performed and carried out to the required standards;
- Support the contract in other activities such as On Call, Winter Service Operation and emergency incidents;
- Support the emergency response team;
- Carry out point of work risk assessments for all tasks;
- Ensure that all Health & Safety policies and procedures are adhered to and the Golden Rules are followed all times;
- Ensure that all other complaints and incidents are passed to the Public Realm Supervisor;
- Report any deficiencies in plant, equipment or damaged infrastructure;
- Embrace and support a culture of continuous improvement, through effective communication involving open discussions, feedback and exchange of new ideas and best practice;
- Actively engage in the PDRs or other personal development reviews;
- Ensure all required paperwork is regularly submitted to the Public Realm Supervisor for input to the monitoring and reporting system;
- Ensure that the public are treated respectfully and with the required sensitivity at all times.
Who we're looking for
Personal Qualities and Experience:
- Full UK Driving License (up to 7.5 t with CPC) + Trailer licence;
- Experience of working within a Public Realm/Maintenance environment;
- Manual Handling competency;
- Competency on Small handheld plant;
- Ability to work as part of a team and/or individually;
- Ability to work outside of normal working hours / be on paid standby.
Desirable:
- Telehandler qualification;
- Mini Excavator 360;
- Traffic Management Sector 12D T1/T2 training;
- LGV C licence (Class 2) c/w CPC.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
About us
The way we live our lives is changing fast: where and how we live, work, travel, shop, relax and socialise. The evolving nature of our society means we all need to shape our environment to meet a complex array of individual and collective needs.
Living Places works in partnership with Local Authorities to consult, finance, design, build and manage the essential place infrastructure that local communities and national economies need to prosper and grow.
We are right at the heart of a dynamic place shaping agenda that brings Local Authorities, local communities, Central Government, and the Private Sector together to create safe, sustainable, flexible and dynamic public spaces geared to community social need, economic growth and personal well-being as well as being environmentally sustainable.
The provision of maintenance services for highways is only a small part of what is really needed. Our focus has moved beyond the road to deliver the potential of the street: a dynamic public place that connects and combines local community and business needs, encourages social interaction and helps pedestrians, motorists, bus riders, and cyclists to coexist safely. Building great public spaces with resource efficient assets enables functional, flexible and inspirational places to be at the heart of the community.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at
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