The Role
Learn to reinstate roads, footpaths, and other surfaces following utility works. Responsibilities include preparing work areas, mixing and laying materials, compacting surfaces, supporting site safety and traffic management, operating hand tools and small plant under supervision, and maintaining tidy, high-quality work areas. The role requires outdoor work in all weather, teamwork, reliability, careful instruction-following, and a full UK driving licence.
Summary Generated by Built In
Start your career with Network Plus
- Are you looking for a practical, hands-on trainee role where you can learn a trade, gain real site experience and develop your skills on the job? We’re looking for Trainee Reinstatement Operatives to join our team and help restore roads, footpaths and surfaces after essential utility works have been completed.
- This is a great opportunity to build practical trade skills, learn from experienced colleagues and start a long-term career in the utilities sector with a supportive team behind you.
Key Responsibilities
- Learning how to safely reinstate roads, footpaths and other surfaces after utility works
- Preparing work areas, mixing and laying materials, compacting surfaces and completing finished reinstatement work
- Supporting safe site set-up, including signing, guarding and keeping work areas tidy
- Using hand tools, equipment and small plant safely under supervision
- Working as part of a team to deliver high-quality work for customers and local communities
Experience and Qualifications
- You enjoy practical, outdoor work and are happy working in all weathers
- You’re reliable, punctual and willing to learn from experienced colleagues
- You take safety seriously and can follow instructions carefully
- You take pride in your work
- You work well in a team and communicate clearly
- A full UK driving license is essential
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.
Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
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About
Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
Skills Required
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to perform practical outdoor work in all weather
- Reliability and punctuality
- Willingness to learn from experienced colleagues
- Ability to follow safety instructions carefully
- Ability to work as part of a team and communicate clearly
- Pride in the quality of work
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The Company
What We Do
Network Plus is a leading utility and infrastructure service provider operating across the UK. They design, build, and maintain essential infrastructure assets in sectors such as water, wastewater, gas, power, telecoms, and transport, keeping communities connected and businesses running.
