Class 2 HIAB / Beavertail Driver
23 days ago
London
Location: Belvedere, Kent \n Pay: £20.00 per hour PAYE \n Hours: Monday–Friday, approximately 06:00–16:00 \n Contract: Temp-to-Perm \n Typical earnings: Approx. £1,000 gross per week based on 50 hours \n CWS is recruiting an experienced Class 2 HIAB / Plant Delivery Driver for a civil engineering business based in Belvedere. \n This is a specialist driving position involving approximately a 50/50 split between lorry-loader/HIAB work and transporting plant/equipment on a beavertail vehicle. \n We are therefore looking for drivers who have genuine experience in plant, construction, machinery or equipment delivery – not solely general Class 2 multidrop work. \n What you'll be doing \n You will deliver and collect plant, equipment and materials including: \n\n • Excavators up to approximately 8 tonnes\n, • Dumpers up to approximately 6 tonnes\n, • Rollers\n, • Welfare units\n, • Palletised materials\n, • Temporary fencing\n, • General construction/site equipment\n\n You'll operate both HIAB/lorry-loader and beavertail vehicles, including loading, unloading and safely securing plant and equipment. \n Lorry-loader work can involve clamshell/grab, brick-grab and hook attachments, with cranes around the 30tm range. \n Essential experience \n You must have: \n\n • HGV Class 2 / Category C licence\n, • Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph Card\n, • Valid recognised HIAB/Lorry Loader qualification – ALLMI, NPORS or equivalent\n, • Practical HIAB/Lorry Loader experience\n, • Experience transporting plant, machinery or construction equipment\n, • Experience with beavertail/plant delivery vehicles OR demonstrable experience loading and securing plant/equipment\n\n Important: Your CV does not necessarily need to specifically mention the word “beavertail”. If you have transported excavators, dumpers, rollers or similar plant/equipment using a plant delivery vehicle, we would still like to hear from you. \n Experience with grab/clamshell, brick-grab and hook attachments would be particularly useful. \n Advantageous \n CSCS, Slinger/Signaller, Lorry Loader Securer, plant tickets, Sentinel, First Aid and FORS training are advantageous but not essential. \n Working pattern \n Typical hours are 06:00–16:00 Monday to Friday, with occasional overtime/weekend work available. \n There are no nights away. Vehicles return to the yard each night and drivers would generally operate the same vehicle. \n Pay \n £20.00 per hour PAYE \n Approximately £1,000 gross per week based on a typical 50-hour week, plus any additional agreed overtime. \n Apply \n If you are a Class 2 driver with a combination of HIAB/Lorry Loader and plant/machinery transport experience, please apply with your CV. \n When applying, please include details of: \n\n • Your current HIAB/Lorry Loader qualification\n, • Attachments you have operated – grab, clamshell, brick grab, hook etc.\n, • Types of plant/machinery you have transported\n, • Your experience loading and securing plant on beavertail/plant delivery vehicles\n\n CWS will contact suitable applicants to discuss the position.