Service Locator
Join Our Team as a Service Locator!
Are you ready to take on an exciting challenge? We’re looking for a Service Locator to join our dynamic KierBAM team at the Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard. This is your chance to be part of a groundbreaking redevelopment project with the Royal Navy!
Location & Hours
Location: Plymouth – Devonport Royal Dockyard
Hours: 42.5 hours per week (some flexibility available—just let us know during our conversation!)
Important Security Clearance
Due to the sensitive nature of our site, BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks. To be eligible, candidates must:
- Hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country
- Have resided in the UK for the past 5 years
Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Service Locator, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe identification and management of underground services. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Utilizing geophysical techniques to locate underground services and accurately marking them on-site, including defining type and depth
- Authorizing and maintaining Permit to Break Surface documentation, ensuring full compliance with project procedures
- Providing teams with comprehensive overviews of services within their work boundaries and advising on safe working methods
- Conducting site briefings using an 8-point checklist and enforcing exclusion zones around affected services
- Liaising with the BOSC regarding any discrepancies in records and ensuring service drawings are kept up to date
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if you:
- Have strong experience with electromagnetic location equipment and ground penetrating radar
- Possess a solid understanding of industry standards, including PAS 128 and TSA, along with knowledge of HSG-47 and GS-6
- Are proficient in using surveying equipment such as GPR, CAT, and Genny utility detection tools
- Have excellent communication skills and can collaborate effectively with teams and clients on-site
- Hold a CSCS Card (or can obtain one before starting) and ideally have QCF Level 3 or Level 5 certification in utility mapping
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer our amazing team a variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Explore the opportunities that await you!
Diversity and Inclusion
At Kier, making our workplace diverse and inclusive is a top priority. We value the contributions of all our employees in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Security Checks
This role will require you to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance / Counter Terrorism Check (CTC), conducted by the Cabinet Office’s United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency. We treat applicants with convictions on a case-by-case basis and do not discriminate based on conviction history.
We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at KierBAM!
