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Operative
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | EX5 1EW |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7819 |
Summary
Operative
We're looking for an Operative to join our Southwest Water Team based in Exeter.
Location: Exeter
Contract: Permanent - Full Time
What will you be responsible for?
As an Operative, you'll be working within the Southwest Water Team, supporting them in repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.
What will the day to day in this day look like?
Your day to day will include:
-Be responsible for personal and site safety
-Back-filling open holes, tarmac/concrete reinstatement, kerb laying, site support
-Carry out any ad-hoc duties instructed by the management team or reinstatement team leader / ganger.
What are we looking for?
This role of Operative is great for you if:
-A full UK Driving Licence
-Previous Utilities experience is beneficial
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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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
We're looking for an Operative to join our Southwest Water Team based in Exeter.
Location: Exeter
Contract: Permanent - Full Time
What will you be responsible for?
As an Operative, you'll be working within the Southwest Water Team, supporting them in repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.
What will the day to day in this day look like?
Your day to day will include:
-Be responsible for personal and site safety
-Back-filling open holes, tarmac/concrete reinstatement, kerb laying, site support
-Carry out any ad-hoc duties instructed by the management team or reinstatement team leader / ganger.
What are we looking for?
This role of Operative is great for you if:
-A full UK Driving Licence
-Previous Utilities experience is beneficial
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 benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.