Operative
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | EX31 3TG |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10390 |
Summary
We're looking for a Reinstatement Operative to join our South West Water contract team based in Barnstaple.
Location: Anchor Mill, Barnstaple
Hours: 45 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
As a Reinstatement Operative, you'll play a key role in Kier's Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team, supporting the South West Water contract. You'll be responsible for reinstating highways and surfaces following excavation works for water mains repairs, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while helping communities maintain their essential services.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Reinstatement Operative, you'll be working within the Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team, supporting them in delivering high-quality infrastructure maintenance. Your day to day will include:
-Carrying out high-quality reinstatement works including tarmac, concrete, and modular paving
-Ensuring all work meets HAUC and local authority specifications
-Operating plant and machinery safely while maintaining site safety
-Completing job documentation using tablet-based systems
-Working collaboratively with excavation teams to deliver projects on time
What are we looking for?
This role of Reinstatement Operative is great for you if:
-You have a full driving licence
-You enjoy practical, hands-on work in a supportive team environment
-You care about quality and take pride in your work
-You're reliable and committed to maintaining safety standards
-You're open to learning new skills (previous reinstatement experience helpful but not essential)
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.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
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.
Location: Anchor Mill, Barnstaple
Hours: 45 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
As a Reinstatement Operative, you'll play a key role in Kier's Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team, supporting the South West Water contract. You'll be responsible for reinstating highways and surfaces following excavation works for water mains repairs, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while helping communities maintain their essential services.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Reinstatement Operative, you'll be working within the Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team, supporting them in delivering high-quality infrastructure maintenance. Your day to day will include:
-Carrying out high-quality reinstatement works including tarmac, concrete, and modular paving
-Ensuring all work meets HAUC and local authority specifications
-Operating plant and machinery safely while maintaining site safety
-Completing job documentation using tablet-based systems
-Working collaboratively with excavation teams to deliver projects on time
What are we looking for?
This role of Reinstatement Operative is great for you if:
-You have a full driving licence
-You enjoy practical, hands-on work in a supportive team environment
-You care about quality and take pride in your work
-You're reliable and committed to maintaining safety standards
-You're open to learning new skills (previous reinstatement experience helpful but not essential)
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.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
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.
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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.