We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Apprentice to join our Transportation Team based in Somerset, working towards a Level 2 apprenticeship in Highways Maintenance Operative.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading construction and infrastructure services company on an apprenticeship. Whilst working towards a recognised qualification, you'll be able to put your learnings into practice in your day-to-day role, helping you progress within your chosen career.
Location: Somerset, based out of one of the following depots: Minehead, Yeovil, Bridgewater and Glastonbury
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £20,800
How does an apprenticeship work?
As a Highways Maintenance Operative you'll be enrolled onto a Level 2 apprenticeship as a Highways Maintenance Operative, giving you the opportunity to earn whilst you learn. You'll work closely with the Transportation team team to design, build and maintain infrastructure for the highways, rail, aviation and ports sectors, with a common goal of connecting people
Your Day To Day Will Include
- Working across several highways depots in the region
- Providing routine maintenance and ensuring continued operation of roads, tunnels, and bridges in the area
- Other activities such as kerbing, concrete work and laying asphalt
- Assisting in monitoring traffic flow during maintenance operations
- Following health and safety protocols, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), and ensuring a safe working environment
What are we looking for?
The role of Highways Maintenance Apprentice is great for you if you:
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Kier Group are looking for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join our internal MEP business, Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME).
KME work internally and partner with our regional construction business to self deliver MEP solutions across a wider range of sectors.
Location: Lancaster
Hours: Full time, Permanent.
As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you will oversee the installation of the Electrical elements on your assigned project.
What can you expect to be doing?
- Ensure all works comply with Kier standards, UK law, and project requirements, focusing on safety, quality, and statutory compliance.
- Collaborate with design teams and clients to optimise designs for efficient, safe, and compliant construction.
- Manage project controls including change, risk, opportunity, and quality assurance
- Lead and support project team members by setting clear expectations, managing performance, and working within the Kier "one team" approach.
- Deliver within agreed time frames and budgets, ensuring successful outcomes in line with commercial and quality targets.
- Maintain necessary appointments and accurate records, especially for electrical works, and demonstrate sound decision-making aligned with commercial priorities
What are we looking for?
- You will be technically astute in Electrical Services and safety and hold a relevant industry accredited qualification
- You will have CSCS and SMSTS accreditation as a minimum
- Ideally you will have experience of overseeing the Electrical Services installation on large scale construction projects
- Eligible for Security Clearance given the nature of the project.
What benefits do we offer?
- Car Allowance and Travel Expenses
- Private Medical Cover
- 4 x Life Assurance
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays. Option to purchase 5 extra days per year
- Kier Share Incentive Schemes
- Eligibility for Green Car Scheme
- 26 weeks maternity and 8 weeks paternity leave on full pay.
- Many other flexible benefits available via our benefits portal
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 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.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
