Utilities Operative
Field Based (Covering Kent, Surrey and South London)

£24,000 to £26,000 (depending on experience) plus potential overtime of up to £19k

If you’re a proven utilities professional with experience in Repairs and Maintenance this is the perfect opportunity to take your next step with our leading water services organisation. It’s a relaxed and welcoming team with great career development opportunities and training.

The role

As a Utilities Operative, you will be responsible for the laying and repairing of all sizes of communication pipes, mains and ancillary water network apparatus. We’ll provide excellent learning and development opportunities and high-quality training including our Repair & Maintenance Bootcamp with Severntrent.

Working Monday to Friday day shifts, plus a standby rota of one in four weeks to cover out-of-hours work (evenings and weekends), for which the standby allowance and overtime will be paid

Some of your duties will include:

- Overseeing the work of the Trainee Utilities Operative
- Excavating and repairing of all sizes of pipe
- Loading and unloading materials, backfilling and reinstating excavations
- Taking part in an emergency 24-hour callout/standby cover as part of the rostered arrangement

About you

We’re seeking a Utilities Operative with:

- The willingness to learn
- A flexible attitude towards work
- A polite and responsive approach to any customer concerns
- Experience of working in a similar environment
- A Cat C1 driving licence

A EUSR water hygiene card would be beneficial to your application; however, we will provide on-the-job training if you do not possess this. Same with an NRSWA Streetworks Qualification including signing, lighting and guarding.

Other organisations may call this role Pipe Maintenance Fitter, Senior Engineering Operative, Senior Pipe Fitting Operative, Skilled Fitter, Water Pipe Fitter, Fitter, Pipe Installation Operative, Ganger, or Water Network Fitter.

What We Offer

We care about our colleagues and want you to enjoy your role, as such we are committed to ensuring that we support your development. We have also created a range of benefits that will care for your personal and financial wellbeing.

For your financial wellbeing:

- £24,000 to £26,000 (depending on experience) plus potential overtime of up to £19k
- Employer contribution up to 10% on our Group Personal Pension Plan
- Life assurance
- Company bonus scheme
- Salary Finance: Financial education, loans and savings
- On site garage with service discount
- Free on-site parking or in local area

For your personal wellbeing:

- 25 days’ annual leave which will increase to 27 days with length of service
- Health care Cash back scheme and Surgical Choices
- Aqualibrium - On site Mental Health First-Aiders and free annual health checks
- Confidential crisis support, counselling and legal advice
- One day paid volunteering a year

About SES Water

We are an innovative and progressive company who continue to look for improved ways of working to better service our customers, both internal and external. We are at the forefront of our industry having rolled out smart technology across our entire network, helping us to identify and repair leaks with speed, a project that has been shortlisted for this years Water Industry Awards.

SES Water are committed to supporting the communities we work within and have targeted ourselves to be Net Zero by 2030, already actioning this with solar panels, beginning the process of moving our fleet to electric vehicles and out two Biodiversity Awards.

When you join SES Water you are joining a company that looks to the future and understands that our people are integral to our success today and in the future. We know that to continue our success we need to develop and support our people, provide an inclusive workplace where peoples’ knowledge and experience can be shared to ensure that we are ready for tomorrow.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit, who SES Water work in partnership with. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know.

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