Metering Dig Team Leader

The Clancy Group Limited; Fir Tree; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

22 days holiday

Clancy Xtras

Retailer discounts

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Clancy Group Limited is seeking a Metering Dig Team Leader to join the Anglian Water Alliance. This field-based role leads a small team outdoors, ensuring safe, high-quality installation of smart water meters and supporting efficiency and sustainability goals.

As a on-site Team Leader, you will plan activities, mentor operatives and maintain strict safety standards while coordinating with on-site stakeholders and ensuring accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in utilities, water, civils or construction.
• Strong health and safety awareness with ability to enforce standards.
• Confident on-site leadership with practical delivery focus.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weathers and environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team carrying out excavation and installation of smart water meters.
• Plan daily activities, allocate tasks and ensure safe, efficient work.
• Review risk assessments, method statements and site inductions.
• Ensure equipment, tools and vehicles are fit for purpose and maintained.
• Maintain compliance with Clancy Group and Anglian Water health and safety standards.
• Use CAT & Genny for safe digging and utility detection.
• Mentor and coach operatives to sustain high standards.
• Complete site records, paperwork and digital reporting accurately.

Skills

Team leadership

Health and safety

Site supervision

Planning

Driving licence

Organised / proactive

Education

CSCS card

NRSWA (Streetworks)

Tools

CAT & Genny

Excavators / diggers

Job description

That's why we need people like you to help us deliver on our promises. People who enjoy getting things done and want to develop their experience in the world of utilities.

We're looking for a Metering Dig Team Leader to join our Anglian Water Alliance team. This is a hands-on, field-based role, ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors in all weathers, leading a small team and delivering high-quality work safely and efficiently.

You'll play a key role in the installation of smart water meters, supporting Anglian Water's commitment to improving efficiency, customer service and sustainability across the network.

The Role

As a Team Leader, you'll be responsible for leading and supporting your team on site, ensuring work is delivered safely, to specification and in line with programme. You'll balance practical delivery with supervision, setting standards, mentoring others and being the go-to person on site.

Here are some of the activities you'll be involved with...

• Leading a team carrying out excavation and installation of smart water meters
• Planning daily activities, allocating tasks and ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently
• Carrying out and reviewing risk assessments, method statements and site briefings
• Ensuring all equipment, tools and vehicles are fit for purpose and properly maintained
• Maintaining strict compliance with Clancy Group and Anglian Water health, safety and environmental standards
• Using underground service detection equipment such as CAT & Genny to support safe digging
• Acting as a mentor and coach for operatives, supporting development and maintaining high standards
• Completing site records, job paperwork and digital reporting accurately

You have previous experience as a Team Leader or Supervisor within utilities, water, civils or construction, and enjoy working in a practical, physically demanding environment.

You'll have a strong awareness of health and safety, confidence leading teams on site, and a proactive, organised approach to getting the job done safely and right first time.

A full, clean UK driving licence is essential, and NRSWA (Streetworks) is highly desirable. Experience using CAT & Genny, along with a CSCS card (or equivalent), is beneficial. Experience operating plant or small machinery such as excavators or diggers would also be an advantage.

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• pension
• healthcare
• holiday allowance starting at 22 days per annum
• Clancy Xtras
• our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas
• cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.