We're looking for a Masonery Operative to join our South West Water team based in Paignton.
Location: Paignton
Hours: 45 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Masonery Operative, you'll play a key role in our Natural Resources team, supporting essential infrastructure projects across the South West Water contract. You'll be responsible for high-quality masonry and brickwork repairs, as well as highway reinstatement following excavation works for water mains repairs, new connections, and other utilities projects. This is a hands-on role where your skills will help restore surfaces to the highest standards, ensuring compliance with safety and quality requirements.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Mason, you'll be working within the Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team, supporting them in delivering essential water infrastructure projects. Your day to day will include:
- Undertaking mason and brickwork repairs, including reinstating brick paving, kerbs, edging, and minor masonry finishes
- Carrying out high-quality reinstatement works including tarmac, concrete, and modular paving following excavation
- Ensuring reinstatement meets HAUC and local authority specifications
- Operating plant and machinery safely such as rollers and compactors
- Completing job documentation using tablet-based systems and maintaining site safety compliance
What are we looking for?
This role of Mason is great for you if you have:
- Previous experience in highway reinstatement or utilities reinstatement (desired but not essential)
- A Full driving licence
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver quality results
- A CSCS card, EUSR Water Hygiene, or NRSWA certification (training can be provided)
- You enjoy working collaboratively with teams to meet deadlines and deliver excellent outcomes
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.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, you can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step towards a rewarding career with us!
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.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
