Job Build Technician

Severn Trent; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend allowance

25 days holiday

Annual bonus up to £1,500

Pension scheme

Sharesave

Training and development

EV scheme

Family friendly policies

Volunteering days

Job summary

Severn Trent in Derby is seeking a Job Build Technician to help create compliant permits and work packs for emergency and planned repair works, supporting 24/7 field operatives from our Pride Park office.

You will coordinate with highway authorities, planners and suppliers, work a shift pattern across 06:30 to 20:00 on an 11-week rota, and benefit from a comprehensive benefits package and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be methodical and analytical in approach.
• Highly organised and well planned to guarantee permits are compliant.
• Driven by targets and motivated by achieving results.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure permits and packs are correct first time.

Responsibilities

• Create compliant permits and work packs for field operations.
• Liaise daily with internal and external stakeholders to secure approvals.
• Be reactive during emergencies and switch to higher priority jobs as needed.
• Ensure all information is accurate and ready for works to commence.

Skills

Methodical mindset

Analytical thinking

Organised

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Target-driven

Job description

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do.We’rein the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, andwe’reequally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our peopleloveworking here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re looking for a Job Build Technician to join our Workforce Planning & Optimisation Team for 9 months at our office at Pride Park in Derby.

What does a Job Build Technician do?

They are responsible for creating compliant permits and work packs to allow our operational teams to safely conduct crucial emergency and planned repair, renewal, and installation works.

As our operational workers are out and about 24/7 their work needs to be built and set up for success with all the correct information ready to go for the works to commence. To meet the target level of crew optimisation your role will be very goal orientated so if you like working towards targets or even better reaching/ exceeding targets this could be the role for you!

The second key part to the role of Job Build Technician is great stakeholder management, you’ll be of liaising daily with various internal and external parties to successfully build the permits, including booking traffic management and other constraints, with the appropriate approval to ensure successful completion of the works, first time.

So, who are my stakeholders I hear you say? As well as working within a large team of vibrant and friendly Job Builders, you'll be liaising with external suppliers, highway authorities, field managers, operatives, the local planning authorities.

For this role we will be looking for someone who can work as a shift pattern – this helps us support our 24/7 field operatives and to make our customers journey as seamless as possible.

We’re looking for you to work between a window of hours between 06:30 – 20:00, on an 11-week rota. In those 11 weeks, only 2 weekends you will be on shift, the majority is covering weekday.

There are 3 types of shifts within this window:

• Early shift - 06:30 - 14:30 (2 weeks of 11)
• Day shift - 08:00 - 16:00 (7 weeks of 11)
• Late shift - 12:00 - 20:00 (2 weeks of 11)
• Your weekend shifts will be between 06:30 – 16:00

You’ll get to finish 30 minutes earlier every Friday when working an early or day shift and start 30 minutes later on a Friday when working a late shift!

You’ll be based in our modern Pride Park site in Derby where you’ll be able to park for free or get to with ease with loads of local travel options.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Someone with a methodical and analytical mindset will be in their element in this role.

We need you to be super organised and well planned to guarantee that permits are compliant.

You are highly driven by targets and get great satisfaction completing tasks.

Attention to detail when building your permits and work packs means you’ll get them right first time, resulting in customer’s receiving a top-quality service.

Communication skills are key as you’ll be liaising with a wide range of stakeholders, managing expectations and gathering information for your permits and work packs.

You’ll thrive working under pressure and you have the ability to be reactive when emergency works are required, switching to different jobs that are high priority.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

What’s In It For You

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

• Salary: £26,412.76 + Weekend Working Allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies (including, a year off paid for any maternity and adoption leave)
• Two volunteering days per year