Salary: £36,000 – £42,000 per year (paid weekly) + performance bonuses.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7am–5pm
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Arrive & leave from our yard at RG8 7SL; travel to site in a work van each day.
Why this role?
* Work on unique, specialist projects – water supplies, foul drainage systems, ponds/lakes.
* Join a family-run team with a reputation for quality since 1937.
* Fully equipped van, tools, PPE, and training provided.
What you'll do:
* Install water pipelines and outdoor plumbing systems
* Repair water leaks and maintain rural water infrastructure
* Install septic tanks & foul drainage systems
* Drive & operate diggers & dumpers
* Landscaping and groundworks
* Build & maintain ponds and lakes
Must-have:
* Full UK driving licence
* Previous hands-on construction or utilities experience
* Reliable, conscientious, enthusiastic, with attention to detail
Preferred qualifications (not essential):
* 360 degree excavator operator, above & below 10 tonnes
* forward tipping dumper, up to 10 tonnes
* CPCS / NPORS / CITB / BRITTOP card holder
* CAT & Genny service location
Useful experience:
* Plumbing / laying water pipes
* Ground tunnelling / thrust moling
* Mole ploughing
* Trenchers
* Butt fusion / electrofusion pipe welding
Benefits:
* Weekly wages: £36k–£42k/year, depending on skills & experience
* Performance bonuses & extra pay for early completion of work
* Overtime paid at 1.5×; weekend work at 2×
* Fully equipped company van, tools, PPE
* Training opportunities; company pension; free parking
About W J Hatt Ltd:
Small family-run business since 1937, delivering high-quality rural water, drainage, and landscaping projects for farms, estates, rural properties. Learn more:
Apply now:
Please provide your CV and current postcode. A full UK driving licence is required.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* What is the postcode of your current address?
Licence/Certification:
* UK driving licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person