Operative (Metering)

Morrison Data Services; Ackton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider in the UK is seeking a skilled individual to install water meters and maintain safety standards in various environments. The ideal candidate will possess essential safety certifications and a valid driving license. Training will be provided for successful candidates. This role includes competitive compensation and a range of employee benefits including a pension scheme and health care cash plan.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Health Care Cash Plan

Discretionary bonus scheme

21 days plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Must hold a full Driving Licence.
• Experience working outdoors and on uneven ground.
• Willingness to undergo training.

Responsibilities

• Excavate up to 1.5 metres to install water meters.
• Handle backfill and site maintenance.
• Operate Plant, Machine, and Tooling.

Skills

Water hygiene card

Streetworks Operative Qualification

Full Driving Licence

Emergency First Aid

Abrasive Wheels

Manual Handling

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 Demand management and network infrastructure team. We look after 60 million meters and our teams provide advanced metering solutions to help manage demand for essential suppliers.

What will you be doing?

• You’ll safely excavate up to a depth of 1.5 metres installing water meters to live water service pipes.
• You’ll handle the backfill and reinstatement of excavation in all surface types and maintain clean and safe work sites.
• You’ll need to operate Plant, Machine and Tooling.

What you’ll bring

• Have you gained Water hygiene card, Water SHEA or CSCS?
• Do you hold a Streetworks Operative Qualification?
• Do you hold a full Driving Licence, this is a must have.
• Are you qualified in Emergency First Aid, Abrasive Wheels, Manual Handling?
• Due to the nature of the role you’ll be required to work outdoors in all weathers and be required to walk and stand on uneven ground.
• Training can be provided to the successful candidates.

What’s in it for you?

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’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
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare 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. 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

• 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.

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 third‑party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.