The Lanes Group are the UK’s largest independent provider of water and wastewater solutions and services, we play a vital role in always maintaining the seamless operations of the nation’s water systems. Formed in 1992, our half a billion-pound turnover ensures continued expansion for market share. Our key differentiator is our 4000 staff and our resource pool that includes the most innovative fleet, plant, and equipment the market has to offer. We are the UK’s largest end to end drainage solution provider with depots strategically located across the UK from Aberdeen to Plymouth, to ensure round the clock coverage for customers and clients alike. About the Role Location: Aberdeen Hours: Monday to Friday – 40 Hours per week. Salary: up to £15.50 per hour depending on experience Enhanced overtime rates What we offer 21 days holiday Life Assurance Auto enrolment pension scheme; Free onsite parking; Core Duties and Responsibilities: Leads and controls Civils Operatives and Gangers engaged in all activities concerned with the civil works aspects of the United Utilities contract. Ability to optimise resources by ensuring that the work is scheduled out appropriately with the assistance of the scheduling team at the UU head office. Responsible for managing the teams fleet/plant and material requirements to ensure efficient and timely completion of the works. Able to demonstrate good organisational skills, following policies, procedures, and work practices, and developing improvements where necessary. Ability to produce method statements and procedures. Competent in reading and understanding specifications, drawings, and all other discipline related to work and engineering documentation. Keeps records of all work completed. Ensuring our client systems are updating in real time. Commands respect of their workforce and develops excellent working relationships with all other department personnel as well as client management. Must be a confident communicator to liaise both with internal and external clients. Able to give instructions in an efficient and effective way to the workforce and responsible for the daily management of the teams. Ability to read and interpret drawings, including excavation dimensions, concrete mixtures, location, and placement of pipe sections and understand shoring designs. Ensures that work crews are properly supplied with tools, equipment, and materials. Prevents wastage and misuse of equipment, materials, and tools. Supervises work crews to best utilise manpower and materials, exercises discipline at the work site to prevent absenteeism, unsafe work practices and idleness. Familiar with all HS&E also Quality procedures, regulations and strictly enforces them with the workforce under their responsibility. Responsible for the day to day well being of the teams under your control i dentifies, formulates, and implements training programs for the workforce under his responsibility. Complies with the highest level of safety during all stages of work to avoid any type of incidents and or accidents Experience and qualifications required for the role: Experienced in Civils excavations at all depth Coordinating multi-site reactive civil activities Experience in permitting and streetworks requirements Wastewater experience (preferred) Supervising multi-disciplined teams Able to motivate teams Experience of wastewater projects (preferred) Able user of Microsoft office suite, word, excel, power point and inhouse/client IT systems Good commercial awareness Giving toolbox talks and safety briefs to the workplace Qualifications required: CSCS site Manager / supervisor (preferred) Related Excavation Tickets NRASWA Essential First Aid Manual Handling Abrasive Wheels (desirable) Driving Licence Essential no more than 6 penalty points This position is open to Internal and External candidates. Any internal candidates currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an Internal Application form and submit to recruitment. The Lanes Group plc comprises of a range of established service providers subsidiaries, which complement the specialist service of Lanes, by both work type and geography. Increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers. Lanes Lanes I SUS Clearflow AQS We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community. Strictly no agencies please