Overview
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About Barhale
Who are Barhale?
Barhale is a business founded on family values having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors including:
- Water
- Transport
- Built environment
- Energy
We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.
Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.
We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including:
- Tunnelling
- MEICA
- Temporary and permanent design
- Steel-fabrication
- Signs (design and fabrication)
- Health & safety equipment and products including PPE
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Company Showcase Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA
Why join Barhale?
- As a Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to our business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
- Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
- Broad range of civil engineering and mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
- Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within as we believe this is a key driver to our success
- Skills development and training
Gate Person/General Operative
The Role
The Gate Person/General Operative work on construction sites and roadways to ensure the safe movement of vehicles and plant equipment. They are responsible for maintaining security on-site, facilitating the movement of vehicles, and preserving public traffic routes.
You will be required to work on-site when not based at the Gate in the role of General Operative.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintaining site security: as a traffic marshal, you are responsible for the security and safety of visitors and workers on the site
- Controlling vehicle movements
- Guide deliveries and visitors around the site without causing damage or accidents
- Ability to use communication tools and hand signals to communicate with drivers
- Ability to use a two-way radio to advise the site team of the arrival of deliveries
- Create clear routes for entrance and exit to ease movement in and out of the site, you also ensure the vehicles exiting the site don’t cause traffic disruption on the public highway
- Ensuring pedestrian safety, the vehicle pathways shouldn’t pose a danger to pedestrians on the road
- Guide pedestrians out of harm’s way when heavy vehicles are turning
- As and when not based on the Gate, you will carry out General Operative DutiesÂ
- Ensure you attend all site briefings, forums, and toolbox talks
Key Measures and Targets
- Safely carry out tasks set by the site management team
Key Relationships
- The site Team and our contractors
- Delivery drivers
- Client operations personnel and their contractors
- Members of the public, either on foot or in vehicles
About you
Essential
- Ability to work alone and as part of the larger site team
- Have good organisational skills and be prepared to assert themselves to get the job done
- CSCS card
Desirable
- Previous industry experience
- CPCS Traffic Marshall
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years and they are our guiding principle regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported.
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Accident and Life Cover
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- 22 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays
- 8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological, and financial well-being.
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position and eligibility)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
- Continuous service awards
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