AmcoGiffen
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General Operative
Location: Inverness, Scotland
We currently have multiple permanent, weekly-paid opportunities for Multi-Skilled Labourers / General Operatives to join our Scotland Business Unit, based from our Inverness depot.
You will support the delivery of rail asset management and civil engineering projects across Inverness and the surrounding region, working within a busy and safety-critical rail environment.
Business Unit
Our Scotland Business Unit operates within a fast-paced project and maintenance environment, delivering a wide range of multi-disciplinary civil engineering works for clients including Network Rail, Local Authorities, and Environmental bodies.
Projects typically include:
- Highways and roads
- Underbridges, overbridges, and footbridges
- Tunnels
- Flood alleviation and repair works
- Earthworks and embankments
- Rail platforms and station infrastructure
We are currently delivering several live infrastructure projects alongside long-term frameworks, including:
- Civils Asset Management (CAM)
- Renewals Enhancement Framework (REF)
- Slabtrack Framework
The Role
Based from our Inverness depot, you will support rail and civil engineering works across the local and regional network.
Key responsibilities include:
- Carrying out assigned duties safely and efficiently
- Working in accordance with approved Risk Assessments and Method Statements
- Using safe systems of work and industry best practice at all times
- Carrying out checks on tools and equipment prior to use
- Maintaining a safe, clean, and tidy working environment
- Ensuring works are delivered to programme
- Signing onto permits, task briefings, and site documentation before commencing work
- Communicating effectively with Site Supervisors and Management
- Reporting hazards, near misses, and safety concerns
- Attending all site briefings and workforce forums
- Undertaking additional tasks as reasonably instructed by line management
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will have previous experience as a General Operative or Multi-Skilled Labourer within the rail industry.
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- CSCS
- Proven rail experience
The Company
You will be joining AmcoGiffen, a well-established engineering contractor operating nationally across rail, civil engineering, and building services.
Renowned for our specialist delivery of civil, mechanical, electrical, renewals, and maintenance works, we operate successfully on numerous long-term frameworks and infrastructure projects across the UK. You’ll become part of a skilled, professional, and safety-focused workforce.
Remuneration & Benefits
- Permanent, weekly-paid position
- Competitive rates of pay
- Overtime and weekend shift uplifts
- Medicash Health Cash Plan & rewards
- Company pension scheme
- Life insurance
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils, and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen is renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical, and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country. You will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments. We deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways, and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums, and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.


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Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is proactively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion, or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people-first perspective, we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have a large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enroll all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24-hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
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For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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