Water Mains Renewal Operative – On-site Impact

SEVERN TRENT; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays (buy/s

Annual bonus up to £1,500

Pension scheme with up to 15% match

Fully paid maternity and adoptionLeave

Sharesave scheme

Academy training and development

Electric vehicle scheme and retail 2"

Two paid volunteering days per year

Mains Renewal incentive up to £10,000

Job summary

Severn Trent Plc is seeking a Network Construction Operative to support our mains renewal programme. You will join a regional site team and perform excavation, installation, testing and commissioning of water mains and related assets, while keeping disruption to customers to a minimum.

Role offers 42 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 7:30am–4:30pm, finish at 4pm on Fridays) with standby. Driving licence and utilities experience are essential, with NRSWA/National Water Hygiene ideal, plus strong teamwork

Qualifications

• Full driving licence is required.
• Significant experience in the utilities industry is required.
• Ideally National Water Hygiene and NRSWA qualifications.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships.

Responsibilities

• Carry out large-scale construction activities including excavation, installation, testing and commissioning of new water mains, assets, customer supply pipes and boundary boxes.
• Identify and manage hazards, maintain customer access and water supplies, and use trenchless solutions where possible to reduce disruption.

Skills

Full driving licence

Utilities experience

National Water Hygiene (ideally)

NRSWA (ideally)

Good communication

Job description

Severn Trent Plc is seeking a Network Construction Operative to support our mains renewal programme. You will join a regional site team and perform excavation, installation, testing and commissioning of water mains and related assets, while keeping disruption to customers to a minimum.

Role offers 42 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 7:30am–4:30pm, finish at 4pm on Fridays) with standby. Driving licence and utilities experience are essential, with NRSWA/National Water Hygiene ideal, plus strong teamwork