Job Title
Suction Excavator Operator
Location
Raynesway (Derby) – Nationwide travel required
Company
Balfour Beatty – Asset & Technology Solutions
About The Role
Join our Asset & Technology Solutions team as a Suction Excavator Operator. You will be responsible for operating truck‑mounted suction excavation equipment, traveling to sites nationwide, and delivering works that meet operational requirements and customer expectations while maintaining the highest safety and professional standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate suction excavation machinery safely and efficiently on site
- Travel to and from sites, often working away from home
- Ensure all works comply with current standards, policies and procedures
- Maintain a strong focus on Zero Harm and safe systems of work
- Conduct basic HGV vehicle maintenance and checks
- Maintain competency certifications and complete required training
- Build strong relationships with customers and deliver high‑quality service
- Identify hazards associated with groundworks and manage risks
- Provide feedback on safety issues and support continuous improvement
- Work flexibly, including nights and weekends as required
Essential Qualifications
- Experience operating suction excavators
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Safety Critical Medical clearance
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety and groundworks operations
- Ability to work flexibly and travel nationwide
- Good communication skills and a proactive, safety‑first mindset
Desirable Qualifications
- HGV Class 2 licence
- CPC Drivers Card
- NVQ in Suction Excavation
- CPCS Suction Excavator qualification
- NRSWA Streetworks accreditation
Benefits
- Smart working with staggered start and finish times and up to 40% remote working where roles allow
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more
Professional and Personal Development
We encourage employees to take control of their career and explore opportunities across the business. Our learning approach emphasizes 70% on‑the‑job learning, 20% peer learning, and 10% formal training and events.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Balfour Beatty is a Disability Confident Employer and a committed inclusive employer. We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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. For more information, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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