Dig Operative

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility service provider in the UK is seeking a Labourer with experience in the water industry to join their Clean Water Delivery Team. The role involves performing various labouring duties while adhering to safety protocols. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate proven experience in the field and possess relevant certifications. The company offers a supportive environment focused on growth and development, along with a range of benefits including a matched pension scheme, online health services, and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the water industry or broader utility sector.
• Valid StreetWorks ticket (NRSWA) preferred.
• Valid Water Hygiene certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform labouring duties including excavation, pipe laying, and backfilling.
• Ensure work is carried out to the highest safety standards.
• Serve as a representative of the company communicating with customers.

Skills

Experience in the water industry

UK driving licence

Job description

About The Role Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine.

Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop.

Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations.

We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.

We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our Water and wastewater capital project delivery team.

Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long‑term while protecting the environment.

What will you be doing?

This role will be within our Clean Water Delivery Team.

You’ll perform labouring duties as part of a team on the water network, including excavation, pipe laying, and backfilling whilst ensuring all work is carried out to the highest standards of safety and quality, adhering to all company and client protocols.

You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues, supervisors, and other contractors to complete projects efficiently and maintain a clean and organised worksite, ensuring all tools and equipment are properly stored.

You’ll serve as a professional and approachable representative of Welsh Water, providing clear and courteous communication to customers and the public.

We’ll need you to respond to and resolve customer queries or concerns on‑site with a positive and helpful attitude and adhere to all relevant health and safety regulations, including those specific to the water and utility industries.

We’ll need you to be willing to undertake further training and development to advance your skills and career.

What you’ll bring

• Do you have proven experience working as a labourer in the water industry, with direct experience on the water network?

Alternatively, experience within the broader utility industry will be highly regarded.

Do you hold a valid StreetWorks ticket (NRSWA)?

Do you hold a valid Water Hygiene certificate?

Do you hold a valid UK driving licence?

This is desirable.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1,000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers;
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eye care and physiotherapy and much more
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us
• Standby / Overtime / Call out - 21 days plus bank holiday, rising to 25 days with service Personal Accident Cover About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference.

About us

We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans.

Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another.

We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Important notes

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date.

Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process.

Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.