Job Title: Cyclic General Foreman
Location: Across West Midlands
Business Area: Strategic Highways
Contract: Permanent

Let’s shape a world, together.

Kier Group is many things to many people. We’re a leading Regional Builder, the UK’s No. 1 Highways service team and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We’re an industry-leader in health and safety at work – and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we’re a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.

Every day, 210,000 vehicles travel across the 31,000km of roads, bridges and tunnels that are built, maintained and operated by the team here at Kier Group. It’s one of the reasons why we’re acknowledged as the UK’s No.1 Highways Services team – delivering £1 billion of social value to the six million people and wider communities who rely on our expertise and experience. Can you join our team? Yes, you can – if you want to be valued for who you are as well as what you do, in a company shaping the future.

Key Responsibilities

You will carry out all maintenance service duties required to keep the network safe and resilient, in accordance with the MRP/AMOR and as instructed by the Supervisor. Undertake shift briefings, site inductions, TBTs with all operational staff to ensure risks and hazards are properly identified and managed and maintain relevant records. Attend shift handover meetings to ensure adequate information is passed over form outgoing shift to incoming shift and vice versa. Where appropriate, perform the LTMO role or the Lead Installer role and inspect the VRS asset as required within the bi annual programme. Ensure the safe installation of TTM layouts in accordance with the appropriate drawings and instructions, oversee and direct routine maintenance activities within established TTM making best use of road space. Check work packs are relevant and suitable for purpose, ensuring all site specific hazards are managed. Undertake inspections to monitor workmanship and material quantities for all works, ensuring the relevant records are maintained. Take part in standby duties during the week and weekends for incident response and winter maintenance response where required. Ensure completion of all relevant site records, daily allocation sheets, daily handover reports, diaries, DCP information, accident/incident documentation, audit checks etc.

What do we need from you?

• 12A,B,C,D Lantra Certified
• TMF/LTMO Certificated where appropriate
• 2B Lead/and or Installer Certificated
• CSCS accreditation
• Full driving licence. LGV Licence preferred
• Highway Maintenance experience
• Winter Maintenance NVQ and practical knowledge
• Incident Management skills

What will you receive?

You can expect a competitive salary and a strong benefits package that includes: free life assurance, access to our valuable pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and many more! To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.

Pre-employment checks

It’s worth remembering that if you are successful, we’ll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.

Thinking. Doing. Innovating. Delivering.

Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it’s through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you’d like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.

Closing Date: 27/08/2021

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

Recruitment Agencies – opportunities at Kier are managed by our internal recruitment team. We are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. If there is a specific business need a member of the recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL to ensure all CV’s are uploaded onto our portal to be considered. For further information, visit our Careers Help page.