Construction Operative

Join Our Team: Operative opportunityNavigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive. Were excited to welcome a new Operative to our Direct Services team. This role helps maintain repair and preserve the UKs historic canal and river infrastructure. The role is handson outdoors and essential to keeping waterways safe accessible and Direct Services team delivers the essential onthegroundwork that keeps our waterways running - from planned maintenance and construction projects to emergency repairs and heritage restoration. They combine skilled trades practical knowhow and a real passion for the outdoors to repair infrastructure respond to urgent issues and look after the places communities love. Their work makes a visible difference every single day. Working Hours & Travel This role works under an annualised hours system and typically operates 5 days out of 7 which may include weekends and statutory holidays. At times operational demands may require working more than 5 days within a 7day will also be part of a 24hour operational standby rota providing emergency cover when needed. New starters will only join the oncall rota once they are fully trained and confident in the be based at our Leighton Buzzard depot and will travel across the London & South East region with occasional work supporting neighbouring Overview As a Operative youll undertake essential construction work and help maintain and repair vital canal infrastructure fit and refurbish lock gates and collaborate with specialist teams. Your work will support our commitment to safety heritage and environmental standards and help keep canals open and Responsibilities Working outside carry out maintenance and repair works to the waterway infrastructure to maximise network customer service through operation of the Trusts assets (e.g. locks and bridges) in a safe and timely key duties associated with the maintenance of the waterway and waterside e.g. towpath improvement work from repairs to litter protect the natural and historic environment associated with the waterways by ensuring their consideration during all a first level of response for reactive works to ensure the safety of customers and the availability of the network participating in an on-call rota as alongside and lead volunteers to deliver high quality works maintaining and building on our high levels of volunteer asset inspections identify and report any structure failures breaches damage or pollution incidents to Area Operations Manager or work in a productive and efficient manner delivering the work to the correct standard and agreed in the planning of all work to ensure the correct equipment materials and plant display the Trust values and behaviours linked to professionalism and You We welcome individuals with practical skills and a willingness to learn. Whether you come from a specialist background your experience and enthusiasm will help you thrive in this role. Skills & Qualifications A strong focus on doing highquality work and taking pride in the standards you communicating with the public youll be a friendly respectful representative of the Canal & River literacy and numeracy skills (e.g. Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent).Handson experience in practical or construction tasks including the safe use of tools and equipment (such as chainsaws and site plant).Relevant health & safety competencies or certifications for operating tools plant and equipment ability to read and understand technical drawings.A full valid UK driving & Application If you have any questions feel free to reach out to us at We encourage early applications as we may close the vacancy once we receive enough suitable candidates. What We Offer We offer a starting salary of 25115 with opportunities for progression. Enjoy a Outer London Allowance (2000) a competitive pension scheme increasing holiday entitlement and a range of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits check out our brochure here:EVP - 1(