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Civils OperativeTrant Engineering Ltd • Southampton, Hampshire, GB
Civils Operative

Civils Operative

Trant Engineering Ltd • Southampton, Hampshire, GB
26 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

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 teams on our clean water site near Brede in East Sussex.

The Role You will be working at our Brede site in East Sussex and as a Civils Operative 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.


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, Environment and 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 the Ganger, Supervisor or Site Manger.
  • 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.
  • EUSR Water Hygiene
  • 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.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Discretionary annual bonus.
Join us and be part of something bigger. Trant Engineering has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully design & deliver complex engineering projects in sectors such as Process & Water, Energy, Defence, Oil & Gas and Nuclear.

We offer clients a range of services including design, manufacturing, installation, construction and commissioning. Through collaboration with our strategic technology partners and enhancing our in-house design and manufacturing capability, we have aligned the company to be at the forefront of engineering excellence.

Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems.

We have over 1000 employees and with a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join a business where you can reach your full potential and develop your career.
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