Dig Team Leader

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.  We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our  Demand management and network infrastructure team.  We look after 60 million meters and our teams provide advanced metering solutions to help manage demand for essential suppliers.

Want to be a part of it?

What will you be doing? 

M Group are recruiting a Team Leader to join our Smart Metering Contract within the Water Division.

You'll be responsible for ensuring all safe digging practise is followed such as making sure all utility stats are available and permits for breaking ground are completed using FYLD.

We'll need you to mark up utilities using Cat & Genny and ensure all sites are safe to the public at all times.

You'll sure all barriers and signs are in the correct locations and in good working condition in accordance with Street works Regulation along with making sure all Health and Safety policies and procedures are completed and correct. 

What you’ll bring 

• Do you hold a NRSWA Street works accreditation? 
• Have you gained Manual Handling qualification?
• Do you have First Aid at work?
• Do you hold a valid UK driving licence?
• Have you got proven water industry experience? This is required due to the nature of the role.
• Have you got Cat & Jenny 1 & 2? This is desired but not essential

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• 21 days plus bank holiday, rising to 25 days with service  
• Opportunity for overtime
• Personal accident cover                          

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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