Utilities Operative

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Date: 9 hours ago
City: Wolverhampton, England
Contract type: Full time
Working here isn't just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we'll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

We understand the impact our work has on our society and the environment. It's the difference we make that improves people's lives and helps the economy to grow. We work alongside our customers to deliver resilient, bespoke infrastructure solutions that keep the taps running, the energy flowing and people connected. The work we do together matters.

About The Role...

We are expanding our team and looking to take on a Team Operative to join us, working on our Developer Services Framework in the Severn Trent Water Region. This is an exciting time to join an established team as we look to continue to build upon the success, we have had in delivering this workstream for over 10 years.

As a Team Operative you will play a crucial role as part of a team of 2 or more operatives delivering great service to our customers. Ensuring that all works are completed as per H&S process and ensuring quality of delivery every single time.

You will play a key role supporting your team to deliver high quality, safe works. Who will in turn help you develop the correct skill sets to undertake all aspects of cleanwater installations whether 25mm or 500mm. You will be responsible for delivering on daily works and ensuring the quality and standards are too the highest to ensure customer satisfaction. You will also support your team to ensure their wellbeing sharing the workload and working tougher proactively to get all works completed within deadlines. You will ensure all data required for every job is communicated promptly and accurately.

This is a site-based role and involves weekend working and you may be included in the callout/standby rota

What Will Your Day Look Like...

  • Working as a part of a team reporting to the team leader looking to support and deliver the works that has been programmed to you and your team ensuring all deadlines are met and are within line with KPIs and operational requirements
  • Develop techniques and skills to undertake cleanwater operations so you can overcome any problem with confidence and deliver safely to a high standard
  • Implementing and ensuring site health and safety is adhered too by all on site at all times to ensure works delivered safely
  • Support team by identify and putting in controls to risks ensuring everybody gets home to their families every night
  • Work with your mgt team to ensure you have the appropriate resource levels to deliver your schedule your work
  • Proactively work with our customers to prevent dis-satisfaction
  • Feedback to team and mgt on ways to improve the way do things
  • Support the use of new technologies and new ways of working
  • Complete the required paperwork/systems in a timely manner and to the highest of detail and quality

About You...

  • Full Valid UK Driving Licence
  • NRSWA operative level
  • Medium Risk Confined Space Training
  • Emergency first aid
  • Cable Avoidance (CAT) - EUSR CAT 1
  • Safe Digging Techniques - EUSR CAT 2
  • EUSR Water Hygiene
  • Upto 10t Excavator Qualification (preferable)
  • Upto 10t Dumper Qualification
  • Electrofusion Jointing - ControlPoinr/Ovarro Bluebox Qualifation
  • NCO(Water) Level 1 (preferable)
  • Deep Excavation/Trench Support Qualification (preferable)
  • Line stopping Knowledge/Experience (preferable)
  • Under pressure Drilling Experience/Training (preferable)
  • Banksman and Slingsman

What's In It For You...

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that's not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn't fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

  • 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Company pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Family friendly policies
  • A selection of lifestyle benefit options
  • Financial wellbeing programme
  • Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.

We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About Us...

Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.

We design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water

We are an equal opportunities employer...

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we're making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What Next...

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.

If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.
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