Reinstatement Operative

As a Reinstatement Operative, you'll play a key role in supporting essential water infrastructure projects across the region. You'll be responsible for reinstating highways and surfaces following excavation works for water mains repairs, new connections, and other utilities projects. This is a hands‑on role where you'll make a real difference to the communities we serve, ensuring our work is completed to the highest safety and quality standards.

• Carrying out high-quality reinstatement works including tarmac, concrete, and modular paving following excavation
• Ensuring all reinstatement meets HAUC and local authority specifications
• Operating plant and machinery safely, such as rollers and compactors
• Completing job documentation using tablet-based systems
• Maintaining site safety and traffic management compliance while working collaboratively with teams

Previous experience in highway or utilities reinstatement (desired but not essential)

• Hold a HGV Driving License
• Have or are willing to obtain a CSCS card, EUSR Water Hygiene, or NRSWA certification (training can be provided)

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.