Health & safety advisor
SpecialistHealth, safety & environment
£38,000–£62,000 per year
Keeps thousands of people safe on a live construction site.
Steady need
Health, safety & environment
Archaeologist
Rarely mentioned in job listings, and genuinely needed on a site this large.
- Indicative pay
- £24,000–£38,000
- Paid
- per year
- Entry level
- Specialist
- Hiring volume
- Small numbers
Pay is an indicative market range, not an offer. We hold no vacancies for this role.
What the job involves
Watching briefs, evaluation trenching and excavation ahead of groundworks, with recording and reporting. Large infrastructure sites in England routinely require archaeological work as a planning condition.
How to get into it
Archaeology degree and field experience, usually through a commercial archaeology unit.
What you need before you start
The cards, tickets and checks this role normally requires.
When this role is needed
Indicative windows based on the typical sequence for a project of this size. Not Universal’s published programme.
Enabling works & site preparation
Roughly 2026–2027Earliest and most local-friendly phase. Groundworkers, plant operators, banksmen, traffic marshals, surveyors, ecologists and archaeologists, plus the welfare, catering and security staff who keep a compound running.
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Steady needVery likely local
Archaeologist: common questions
- What does a archaeologist do on the Universal Bedford project?
- Watching briefs, evaluation trenching and excavation ahead of groundworks, with recording and reporting. Large infrastructure sites in England routinely require archaeological work as a planning condition.
- How much does a archaeologist earn?
- Indicatively £24,000–£38,000 per year. That is an observed market range rather than an offer — actual pay depends on the employer, your experience, shift pattern and whether you are PAYE or self-employed.
- What do I need to work as a archaeologist?
- Specialist. You would typically need: CSCS White (Professionally Qualified). Archaeology degree and field experience, usually through a commercial archaeology unit.
- When would this role be hired on the Universal Bedford build?
- Typically during enabling works & site preparation, roughly 2026 to 2027. These windows are the usual sequence for a project of this size, not Universal's published programme.
- Is this role likely to be filled locally?
- Mixed. Universal has pledged around 80 per cent local hiring across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes, but that average hides real variation — roles like this one draw on both local and national candidates.
How to actually apply
We are not a recruiter and we hold no vacancies. There is one verified route, and a lot of scams around it — worth five minutes before you send anyone anything.
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