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Full-time
professional certificate
Competitive Rates, 28 Days Holiday, Option To Buy Additional Holiday, Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Program, Discretionary Annual Bonus
Posted 22d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Assist site teams with general civils construction operations including drainage, pipe laying, and concrete work. Ensure strict compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations while maintaining site cleanliness.
Requirements
Must possess a valid CSCS card and have the right to work in the UK. Desirable qualifications include CPCS/NPORS certifications, NVQ Level 2 in Civil Engineering, and over 3 years of relevant experience.
Full job description
Civils Operatives
Department: Civil
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: South East England
Reporting To: Civils Supervisor
Description
Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.
Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for experienced Civils Operatives to play a key role in our project delivery team on our energy project, initially based at our site near Romsey.
The Role You'll be assisting site teams with general civils construction operations, hand digging around complex services, drainage, pipe laying, concrete, maintaining site cleanliness, transporting materials, and ensuring compliance with health & safety standards. Applications are welcome from skilled groundworkers and machine drivers (360 / dumper) who are interested to join us on a long term basis.
Our projects are nationwide so applicants must be willing to work away when necessary (Monday to Friday only).
What You’ll Be Doing
1) Technical Responsibilities - Site Operations
Reporting to our foremen, duties include but are not limited to:
General civils construction operations.
Drainage, pipe laying, concrete.
Hand digging around complex services.
Promotion of safety within safety critical environment.
Holding permits to work, etc.
2) Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality
Follow all site health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.
Report hazards, unsafe conditions, and near-misses to supervisors.
Participate in toolbox talks, site briefings, and site inductions.
Assist in maintaining site standards, cleanliness, and organisation.
Identify obvious defects or issues and report them to supervisors.
Report any incidents, near-misses, or safety concerns to Ganger or Site Engineer.
3) Stakeholder Communication
Work under the supervision of a Ganger, Site Supervisor, or Site Manager
Communicate effectively with colleagues and report Issues promptly.
Support the team to meet daily targets and maintain site efficiency.
4) Core Values
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
What We’re Looking For
Essential
CSCS Card
Applicants will need to be reliable and responsible with a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace and a strong work ethic.
Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
Desirable
CPCS / NPORS 360 above / below 10 tonne.
CPCS / NPORS Dumper & Roller.
NVQ Level 2 Civil Engineering / Construction / Groundworks.
Confined Space Awareness.
Previous experience in a relevant construction operational role (3+ Years).
Why Join Trant?
At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.
Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.
Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.
Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.
Our company benefits package includes:
Competitive rates.
28 days holiday (including bank holidays).
Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
Trant Engineering Ltd is one of the leading, privately owned engineering companies in the UK.
We employ over 1000 people with a turnover of £140M. We are a truly multi-disciplinary company delivering a range of complex projects in the Energy, Process & Water, Defence and Nuclear Sectors in the UK and Internationally.
We offer a full range of multi-discipline engineering services including upfront design, procurement, installation, project delivery and commissioning. Advanced technology and innovation are at the core of our business enabling us to provide high quality efficient solutions to our clients.
Process EngineeringWater EngineeringPower and TransmissionPetrochemicalMarineInternational ProjectsCivil Engineering Processnuclear Offsite Manufacture
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