We’re looking for a Support Driver to join our Utilities team based in Barnstaple. Within this role, you can enjoy exposure to exciting major projects, progression opportunities, support in obtaining further qualifications and even more.

Location: Roundswell Depot, Barnstaple

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: Up to £12 per hour depending on experience

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a Support Driver to join our Utilities, South West Water team no days are the same. Within this role, you will be providing support to the digging gangs, deliver fittings, signs and barriers and completing any tasks assigned by the site supervisors such as, putting out "No Parking" cones, letter drops etc.

Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you will be working on our South West Water contract, where we work on repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.

Your day to day will include:

• Deliver and collect signing, Lighting, guarding from sites across the North Devon/Cornwall area
• Complete, check and return all paperwork required
• Maintain cleanliness and appearance of vehicles and equipment to a high standard, including daily vehicle checks on any vehicle driven
• Ensure that all allocated works are completed within the notified timescales and that your supervisor is notified prior to leaving the workplace
• Ensure that when driving, all vehicle checks are carried out and that the vehicle is driven in a safe a courteous manner

Who are we looking for?

This role of Back Up Support Driver is great for you if you have:

• Proven experience in a similar driving role
• Valid UK driving licence
• Previous experience and knowledge in the Water Industry preferred
• Self-motivated and proactive in terms of delivering solutions

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
• Fantastic Pension
• Green Car Scheme
• Employee Share Plans
• Free healthcare app giving you access to clinicians and experts on fertility, pregnancy and baby, menopause, and men’s health
• Additional two days’ leave to take part in volunteering activities of your choice

And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website:

https://www.kier.co.uk/reward-and-benefits-summary-operatives

Who is Kier?

We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Lo at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 15 June 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.