We're looking for a Maintenance Operative to join our HS2 team based in Rushden.

Location: Rushden, working on HS2 sites across Wendover, Buckinghamshire to Southam, Warwickshire
Hours: Monday – Friday 08:00 to 17:00 – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our facilities team supporting the HS2 project. As a Maintenance Operative, you'll be delivering planned, reactive, and emergency maintenance across a range of buildings and compounds. This varied role combines general building fabric maintenance with plumbing tasks, offering you the chance to use your practical skills across multiple sites. You'll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration and quality service delivery.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the facilities team, supporting them in maintaining safe, compliant, and operational buildings across the HS2 project sites. Your day to day will include:

• Installing, repairing, and maintaining plumbing systems, fixtures, and appliances within the compounds
• Carrying out general building fabric maintenance, including carpentry and handyman tasks
• Completing weekly and monthly PPMs such as fire alarm testing, fire extinguisher checks, emergency light testing, and legionnaires checks
• Responding to reactive maintenance requests, resolving issues efficiently and professionally
• Conducting routine inspections to ensure all buildings remain safe and compliant with health and safety regulations

What are we looking for?

This role of Maintenance Operative is great for you if:

• You have proven experience in building maintenance, particularly plumbing and fabric maintenance
• You hold valid Water Regulations (WRAS) and legionnaires certification
• You possess strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills across both plumbing and general fabric tasks
• You have a full driving licence and are comfortable travelling between sites
• You can work independently and are comfortable using mobile job tracking software

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.