Grounds Maintenance Operative Hereford
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About the role Join our Living Places team as a Grounds Maintenance Operative based at our Thorn or Kingland Depots, Herefordshire, where you will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled team and the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the industry. Balfour Beatty are a leading company in the construction industry and provide vital services to the lives of millions of people across the UK and beyond. Here at Balfour Beatty, we take pride in the work we do and take pride in giving our employees the opportunity to make a difference in the world and create something they can be proud of. The opportunity to create is all around you. Whatever your level, whatever your role, whatever the project, you'll be able to take initiative here and get stuck in. A major branch of our business is our Living Places and Highways team. Balfour Beatty Living Places are a multi-award-winning business highways maintenance, street lighting and public realm services throughout the United Kingdom. We improve every day through engaging with our customers, investing in our people and using the latest technology to create positive, more efficient long-term outcomes – ultimately creating communities where people want to live, work and play. Our solutions include consultancy, finance, design and maintenance of the entire streetscape. We're shaping places, creating economic growth and meeting the needs of a changing society. Role purpose Working as a member of the Grounds routine & reactive team you will be delivering a wide range of services including Parks & Open spaces, Cemetery maintenance, Highways Maintenance, Road sweeping & Street cleaning. What you'll be doing On a day-to-day basis you will: Grounds Maintenance Operations (Grass cutting/strimming, Hedge cutting, Shrub pruning, Border work, Weed control, Grave digging with/without a digger & General landscaping). Highway Operations (Highway repairs, Minor Civil Engineering works, Jetting of drainage systems, Installation & maintenance of Traffic Management) Street Cleansing Operations (Litter Bin collection, Litter picking, Fly Tip removal, Dead animal collection, Other cleansing services) Support the emergency response team Carry out Point of Work Risk Assessments for all tasks Who we're looking for To join us in this role, you must demonstrate/obtain the following: A Passion for Traffic Management Health & Safety Awareness Full UK driving licence Experience of working within a Ground Maintenance Environment What we will do for you: Very competitive salary/Flexibility in site working time. Provide training to develop your skills further. Generous Annual Leave allowance. Company car/allowance Pension scheme. Subsistence provided where applicable. If you are inspired to be part of the Balfour Beatty family and create something to be proud of, join us as an Grounds Maintenance Operative . As well as experiencing benefits such as joining our pension scheme, share plan and enjoying our generous annual leave allowance, we offer so much more. Here at Balfour Beatty, you have the opportunity to work and learn from some of the most skilled workers in the industry and be respected as a valued member of the team. Apply today. #ValueEveryone Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on. About us The way we live our lives is changing fast: where and how we live, work, travel, shop, relax and socialise. The evolving nature of our society means we all need to shape our environment to meet a complex array of individual and collective needs. Living Places works in partnership with Local Authorities to consult, finance, design, build and manage the essential place infrastructure that local communities and national economies need to prosper and grow. We are right at the heart of a dynamic place shaping agenda that brings Local Authorities, local communities, Central Government, and the Private Sector together to create safe, sustainable, flexible and dynamic public spaces geared to community social need, economic growth and personal well-being as well as being environmentally sustainable. The provision of maintenance services for highways is only a small part of what is really needed. Our focus has moved beyond the road to deliver the potential of the street: a dynamic public place that connects and combines local community and business needs, encourages social interaction and helps pedestrians, motorists, bus riders, and cyclists to coexist safely. Building great public spaces with resource efficient assets enables functional, flexible and inspirational places to be at the heart of the community. At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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. Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/ Job Reference: BBUK06559
