Balfour Beatty
Location
Hereford, Herefordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Our innovative thinking shapes our industry; equipping the world for tomorrows challenges. Join our Balfour Beatty Living Places team as a Highways Delivery Operative on the and you can contribute to tangible, worthwhile work you can be proud of.
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Delivery Operative to join our Living Places business unit to work in Hereford. Role Purpose A Member of the Hereford Design and Build Construction Team, delivering Capital Highways Maintenance and New Build Schemes.
The position will involve:
The undertaking of Civils Works associated with Highway Capital Maintenance, including Bridge Minor Maintenance Activities
Supporting the teams on a day to day with delivery of capital works programme in all weathers
Supporting Teams on a reactive basis to emergencies should it be needed
Management of basic on-site risk assessments
Responsible for company equipment and vehicles
The individual:
Must be comfortable working within a team as well as working alone and to tight deadlines
You will have the ability to read maps and must have a good level of written and numerical skills.
A demonstrable ability to learn new processes quickly.
Excellent attention to detail & self-motivated.
Able to demonstrate technical knowledge and analytical skills.
Full training to be provided to allow the successful candidate to develop into the role.
Technical Competences
Essential:
Full clean UK Driving Licence
Good communication skills
IT skills Excel, Word etc.
Stonemasonry Skills,
CSCS
Desirable But Full training would be provided:
Brickwork Skills
First Aid Training
Manual Handling Training
G39 Training.
EUSR1&2 Trained
TM LANTRA Trained M1 and M2
Power Tools (Chainsaw and Strimmers
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGVs, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
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