Construction Opportunity: Construction Operative

Construction operative Current Vacancies

2007-03-06:

Construction operatives, also known as building operatives, groundworkers or labourers, work on all types of construction projects, including housing, factories, offices, roads, bridges, airports and many others.
They prepare the building site, marking out and digging shallow holes and trenches for foundations and drains, and erect hoardings, safety signs, barriers and site huts. formworking - erecting and dismantling temporary wooden or metal structures used in moulding liquid concrete.
steel fixing and bar bending - bending and fixing bars used to reinforce concrete structures - concreting - layering and smoothing concrete for foundations, floors and beams - steel piling - moving, inserting and removing interlocking steel sheets which form temporary retaining walls for excavation work.
Operatives use a variety of hand and power tools including mechanical mixers.
Construction operatives work closely with other tradespeople, for instance, bricklayers, as part of a team or gang.
Construction operatives work a basic 39-hour week, often starting early in the morning.
Construction operatives work on site, inside and outside in all weathers and often at heights.
Construction operatives work for building or engineering contractors, local authorities and other public organisations.
There may also be opportunities for overseas contract work. Trainee operatives earn up to 12,500 a year. Overtime and various allowances can significantly increase income. (Permalink)

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2008-01-20: London KBM - Greenwich, Harrow, Hull; Leeds, Lincoln, Manchester; North - South Build. Kier Regional Contracting Twigden Homes, Wallis Construction; Kier Group Support Services - Kier London provides building, refurbishment, civil engineering and maintenance contract services throughout the Greater London. The Kier South East business unit provides comprehensive building construction services across all market sectors throughout the Longley is part of Kier South East. As the major building projects arm of the Group, Kier Build provides a comprehensive service for design & build, Private Finance Specialising in social housing design & build projects, Kier Partnership Homes provides affordable housing and offers innovative investment, construction and facilities management services by wholly-owned Kier companies. Kier Support Services manages and delivers support services to both public and private sector clients. In particular, Kier Support Services provide facilities management, building fabric and services maintenance, including design Partnership working, work and Decent Homes work school projects. Initiative projects, KPI manages Kier's interests in serviced assets procured under the... Construction/Site/Project Management, West Midlands, Midlands, Ref:KB. Design / Design & Build, South East, Buckinghamshire, Ref:KB. Design / Design & Build, South East, Berkshire, Kier North West is responsible for new build projects, refurbishment, conversion... Graduate/Undergraduate Opportunities, South East, East Midlands, North East, North West, West Midlands, Eastern, Wales North, Industrial Year Building Engineer Graduate/Undergraduate Opportunities, East Midlands, Eastern, North East, North West, South East, Wales North, Wales South, Project Manager Kier Construction Ltd executes a wide range of civil engineering and building... Project Manager Construction/Site/Project Management, South East, Kent, Ref:KB Kier North West is responsible for new build projects, refurbishment, conversion... Kier North West is responsible for new build projects, refurbishment, conversion... Kier Build provides a comprehensive service for multi-million pound design... Management Contract & Commercial Management Customer Services Design / Design & Build Engineering Environmental. Management Contract & Commercial Management Customer Services Design / Design & Build Engineering East Midlands, Eastern, International. North East, North West; Scotland. Central Scotland, North Scotland, South, South East; South West e: info@kier.co.uk. Interested persons should apply to kier at http://www.kier.co.uk/careers/default.asp (Permalink)