We're looking for an Arborist to join our Transportation team based in Birmingham. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Birmingham

Contract: Permanent – Full time

What will you be responsible for?

As an Arborist, you'll be working within the Arboricultural team, supporting them in pruning, sectional felling, maintaining and keeping the network safe and within city standards.

Your day to day will include:

• Setting up safe working sites on the highway 
• Liaising with members of the public on-site if approached. 
• Following and complying with safe systems of work, risk assessments, ICoP, and training
• Carrying out safety critical emergency works when required
• Completing any paperwork required on time i.e. LOLER check sheets, and HAVS forms, assisting in the completion of point of work risk assessments 

What are we looking for?

This role of Arborist is great for you if:

• You hold qualifications up to and including City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness (CS 39) 
• Have a valid CSCS card, with experience and knowledge of strict health & safety operations and the related practical implications 
• Can drive and hold a full driving licence 

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.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

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