Construction Team Leader

YTL UK

Chippenham

On-site

GBP 36,000 - 48,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Combined pension contribution up to 20
Career progression and professional 개발
25 days' holiday rising to 28 with len
Sell up to five days of holiday every
Buy up to ten days of holiday each yea
Healthcare package that allows you to'
Life assurance of up to eight times
Lease a new electric car through salto
Cashback and discounts from more than
One paid volunteering day each year
Enhanced family leave and pay arrangem
Access to an interactive health and w
Support from trained mental health fir
£1,000 referral fee if you recommend s

Job summary

YTL UK is seeking a Construction Team Leader for our Civils Construction team to lead operatives on outdoor site work across the Wessex Water region. You will oversee excavations, pipe-laying, plant operation, and groundworks, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with policies.

A valid UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel up to 90 minutes are essential. We offer a strong pension, career development, generous holiday allowance, health benefits, life assurance, and an employee wellness

Qualifications

  • Construction site experience with relevant training for the role.
  • Great communication, positive attitude and ability to motivate operatives.
  • Willing to travel up to 90 minutes to sites across the Wessex Water region.

Responsibilities

  • Lead operatives on site activities including excavations, pipe-laying, plant operation, groundworks and concreting.
  • Ensure works are completed safely, to standard and in line with policies.
  • Attend team briefs and safety updates while maintaining site communications.

Education

NPORS - cut off saws and grinders
Asbestos Awareness
Cat & Genny (underground services avoidance)
CITB 2 Day Site Supervisor
Confined Spaces Awareness
CSCS Card
Environmental Issues in Construction
Safety in Deep Excavation up to 6 Metres
First Aid Basic
Manual Handling
Qualitative Bitrex Respirator Face Fit Test Report & Training
Slinger Signaller
Vehicle marshalling
Working at Height

Job description

Do you enjoy a challenge, working outdoors and being part of a team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity as a Construction Team Leader within our Civils Construction team, which provides a vital in-house design and build service that helps to ensure we construct and maintain effective water and sewerage assets for Wessex Water.

We are looking to hear from those located in Bath, Trowbridge, Poole, Dorchester and Yeovil.

What you'll do

As a Construction Team Leader you will be responsible for leading operatives carrying out construction site activities, including excavations, pipe-laying, operating plant, general groundworks and concreting.

You will do this as instructed by the site management team to ensure that all works are completed and compliant with company policies and procedures.

You will attend and participate in team briefs, safety updates and workplace communications to ensure the works are carried out safely and to the best possible standard.

You will be working within a highly performing team which works outdoors in all weathers and deals with different challenges every day, providing a vital service to our client.

What you'll need
  • Abrasive Wheels (NPORS - cut off saws and grinders).
  • Asbestos Awareness.
  • Cat & Genny (underground services avoidance).
  • CITB 2 Day Site Supervisor.
  • Confined Spaces Awareness.
  • CSCS Card.
  • Environmental Issues in Construction.
  • Safety in Deep Excavation up to 6 Metres.
  • First Aid Basic.
  • Manual Handling.
  • Qualitative Bitrex Respirator Face Fit Test Report & Training.
  • Slinger Signaller.
  • Vehicle marshalling.
  • Working at Height.

You will have relevant construction site experience and have undergone relevant training for this role. If not, training can be provided for the right candidate.

Youwill have great communication skills, a positive, can-do attitude and be able to motivate and encourage our operatives to be the best they can be.

As safety is key for us, you act as an ambassador for all things health, safety and wellbeing related.

These roles are site-based and wehave (often remote) sites all around our region, so you will need to hold a valid UK driving licence and be willing to travel (up to 90mins) to various locations in the WessexWater area.

What you'll receive
  • A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
  • Career progression and professional development opportunities.
  • 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
  • The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
  • The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
  • A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
  • Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
  • The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
  • Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
  • One paid volunteering day each year.
  • Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
  • Access toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
  • Support from trainedmental health first aiders
  • A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.
Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

  • Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
  • YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
  • YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
  • YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
  • plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.

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