Site Assistant

XEIAD are the largest provider of civil infrastructure inspections in the UK.

We pride ourselves on supporting the end to end management of a range of civil engineering assets, helping asset owners and managers keep critical infrastructure safe, reduce risk and maintenance costs as well as extend asset life.

Specialising in difficult access our teams have extensive experience inspecting structures such as bridges, culverts, retaining walls, tunnels, and shafts across industry sectors such as Rail, Highways, Marine, Utilities and Defence.

We are currently engaged in the delivery of numerous projects throughout the UK for and on behalf of many asset owners, managers and a large diversity of engineering consultancies including Network Rail, National Highways, Balfour Beatty, Kier and Atkins to name just a few.

Having recently joined the BES Group we are able to offer our customers even more critical asset and risk management services.

The Site Assistant will support the Rail Team with all de-vegetation and enabling work requirements. The site assistant will have a good understanding of how to identify, and work to, industry best practice and deliver excellent standards of work. Have knowledge and undertake safe work practices for yourself and those around you.

Required to be flexible with working location across the UK.

Other responsibilities include:

• To undertake a variety of enabling works including Brush cutting, hedge trimming, Clearing debris from Bridge bearings, Removal of advertisement hoardings, CCTV, Brickwork removal/reinstatement, Fence Removal/reinstatement and a flexible can do attitude to progress and expand our Enabling work ability.
• Be willing to develop through training and time served to progress your career.
• Work closely with the Enabling works Manager.
• Ensure that safety is always the priority, promote safe working practices. Any other administrative duties considered appropriate and competent to do.

Our people and our customers come before everything else and that will never change. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything to us.

If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:

• A competitive salary from £21,000 (depending on experience)
• You will be home based working around the Bristol area.
• Yearly salary review.
• 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Auto enrolment into our pension scheme
• Access to lots of discounts and benefits via our company benefits portal including; retail, fitness, holiday and cinema discounts.
• The support of a superb employee assistance programme.
• Life assurance and private healthcare scheme.
• Employee recognition scheme

Skills and Experience

• Recent experience in a railway environment or building site. (Essential)
• Full clean driving licence. (Essential)
• Personal Track Safety (PTS) (Desirable)
• LANTRA (Brush Cutter, Hedge Trimmer, Woodchipper) (Desirable)
• LANTRA control of Invasive Species (Desirable)
• Abrasive Wheels competency (Desirable)
• Confined Space (Desirable)
• Water Safety (Desirable)
• IOSH Working Safely (Desirable)

To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”. We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy! Please keep in mind, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.

We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people. And if you’re on the same page as us about that and you’ve got the right skills, experience and attitude, you’ll fit right in. Simple. We’re all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves. We’re delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change!

BES Group, Your Trusted Advisor.