Land Drainage Operative Vacancy

Land Drainage Operative 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK . ATTRACTIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE ANNUAL SALARY: £25,000- £28,000 (Depending on qualifications and experience) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Land Drainage Operative to join the Bedford Group of Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs). This opportunity is to work as a Land Drainage Operative within the Operations Team. You will operate machinery and work efficiently to ensure watercourse & asset maintenance is carried out to alleviate flood risk within the catchment. As a member of the Operations team, you will undertake maintenance works as instructed and to the standard detailed to ensure the Boards assets & watercourses function adequately & in accordance with the Boards health & safety and environmental policies. Although the Boards office is based at Stewartby, Bedford, you are often required to travel across the catchment area to working sites and vehicle allowances are provided. For further details, please see the job description on our vacancies page here. If you would like to apply for the Land Drainage Operative post, please email contact@idbs.org.uk attaching your up-to-date CV or post a paper copy of your CV, with a covering letter, to Bedford Group of IDBs, Vale House, Broadmead Road, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9ND. The closing date for receipt of applications is 4pm on Monday 30th October 2023.