About the role
We’ve got a great opportunity to join our Network Design & Construction Team as our Mains Layer in Essex. You’ll be responsible for laying new water mains/services, ensuring all work meets safety and quality standards and improving water network resilience. This role demands high standards across varied tasks:
The core function requires disciplined execution across the full spectrum of water infrastructure installation. This encompasses the precise laying, alignment, jointing, and hydrostatic testing of new water distribution mains to stringent engineering and regulatory specifications.
You will be fully responsible for the safe management of the worksite, which involves the skilled operation of site plant (excavators and dumpers). You must be proficient in managing deep excavations, including the strict, compliant use of trench support and shoring systems.
The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in the construction industry and be skilled in various aspects of the trade.
This role requires proficiency with hand tools and power tools. Digger and dumper tickets would be an advantage. The successful applicant will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and efficiency of the renewal of our ageing water assets.
You will be conducting excavation on public highways, specific sites, and private lands.
You will be responsible for the delivery of work scheduled in accordance with our service level agreements or customer service standards.
About you
We are looking for are highly competent individual who can hit the ground running on laying mains/service projects. You must possess a minimum of three years demonstrated experience specifically focused on water mains and service pipe installation. Technical proficiency in multiple pipes jointing techniques, including the use of mechanical and fusion fittings, is required.
We are looking for a reliable, safety minded operative who can interpret basic design drawings and manage their workload efficiently, delivering high-quality, durable work that stands the test of time.
We seek a proactive team member who can communicate effectively with site managers/supervisors and ensure all daily work, from trench excavation to final backfill, meets the strictest quality and environmental standards.
This means that it’s important you have proven experience delivering an unrivalled customer service.
You will be required to operate machinery on site and will also be using the latest technology to help us with our data upkeep.
You will require a full driving licence, ideally with towing experience.
Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.
Our benefits
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:
1. Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
2. Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
3. Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
4. Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
5. Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
6. Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
7. Free access to local attractions.
8. A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
About Us
Here at Essex & Suffolk Water/ Northumbrian Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment
NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.