Regions: North, South, East, and West.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
As the Network Construction Operative, your key role will be to ensure we provide good wholesome water with minimal disruption to our customers. You will undertake significant, large-scale construction activity on-site in a single location, involving a wide range of activities including excavation, installation, testing, and commissioning of new mains and assets.
You will be responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of Mains Renewal large-scale construction onsite activities, working as part of a team of 6 and focusing on water mains activity. Within this role, you will undertake significant excavation activity, ensuring safety and security, and that all domestic and commercial access is maintained. This includes large-scale excavation, installation, testing, and commissioning of new mains, assets, customer supply pipes, and boundary boxes.
This role requires a 42-hour work week, Monday to Friday, starting at 7:30 AM and ending at 4:30 PM, with a half-hour early finish at 4:00 PM on Fridays.
Key Accountabilities
* Identify and mitigate potential hazards and document findings in a daily dynamic risk assessment.
* Undertake safe location and avoidance of underground hazards; safe and timely removal and disposal of asbestos.
* Liaise with customers, providing support as required, updating them throughout each DMA renewal, and maintaining customer supply with sufficient riders/overlanders as per the design.
* Implement trenchless solutions where possible to mitigate cost and disruption to infrastructure.
What You'll Bring to the Role
The right candidate will have a full UK manual driving license and ideally possess your National Water Hygiene and NRSWA certifications, with significant experience working within the utility industry. Experience in safe digging, main laying, and streetworks is highly desirable.
You should have good communication skills and the ability to build successful working relationships, as you will be working as part of a team. We value character, positivity, and a caring attitude, and welcome people from all backgrounds. We believe diverse minds, experiences, and backgrounds help us learn and serve our communities better.
What's in It for You
Working here isn't just a job—our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We're a team of over 9,000 with a purpose to deliver one of life's essentials, thriving in our unique culture. We're a growing, Midlands-based FTSE100 company, embarking on a major project to install 870 miles of water pipes—the largest in the UK in over a decade. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of this transformation!
We offer a range of benefits including:
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with options to buy/sell up to 5 days)
* Annual bonus scheme (up to £1,500 based on performance)
* Leading pension scheme—double your contribution up to 15%
* Sharesave scheme at a discounted rate
* Dedicated training and development through our 'Academy'
* Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
* Family-friendly policies
* Two volunteering days per year
* Opportunity to earn up to an additional £10,000 per year through our Mains Renewal incentive scheme
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