About the role
Job Title: Suction Excavator Operator
Location: Raynesway (Derby) – Nationwide travel required
Company: Balfour Beatty – Asset & Technology Solutions
About the Role:
Our work matters to millions. It’ll matter to you too. Join our Asset & Technology Solutions team as a Suction Excavator Operator, and you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, efficient and high-quality specialist excavation services across a range of complex and varied projects.
You’ll be responsible for operating truck-mounted suction excavation equipment, traveling to sites nationwide and delivering works in line with operational requirements and customer expectations, always maintaining the highest standards of safety and professionalism.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities:
- Operate suction excavation machinery safely and efficiently on site
- Travel to and from sites, sometimes working away from home
- Ensure all works are carried out in line with current standards, policies and procedures
- Maintain strong focus on Zero Harm and safe systems of work
- Undertake basic HGV vehicle maintenance and checks
- Maintain competency certifications and complete required training
- Build strong relationships with customers and deliver high-quality service
- Identify hazards associated with groundworks and ensure risks are managed
- Provide feedback on safety issues and support continuous improvement
- Work flexibly, including nights and weekends where required
Who we're looking for
Essential:
- Experience operating suction excavators
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Safety Critical Medical
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety and groundworks operations
- Ability to work flexibly and travel nationwide
- Good communication skills and a proactive, safety-first mindset
Desirable:
- HGV Class 2 licence
- CPC Drivers Card
- NVQ in Suction Excavation
- CPCS Suction Excavator qualification
- NRSWA Streetworks accreditation
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
Professional and personal development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
- 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.
For further information about Balfour Beatty jobs please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
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About us
From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK19886
