Projects Team Leader

Do you enjoy working outdoors and being part of a team? If so, we have an opportunity within our Repair and Maintenance (R&M) Projects team.

Enjoy travelling? Our depot is in Crewkerne, but the work can be anywhere in the region, and you will need to travel to site daily. Are you driven to deliver high standards and enjoy taking pride in your work? Do you have a can-do approach and experience of leading a team? Have you got a background in utilities or groundworks with transferable skills?

What you'll do

We describe ourselves as a "community within a community" here at Wessex Water, and the R&M Projects team is no exception. We provide a vital service that helps to ensure we supply water to 1.4 million customers, and we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the team.

As one of our R&M Projects Supply Team leaders, working in the Network Utilities team, you'll carry out a variety of repairs and maintenance activities to the water supply network, some complex and some routine. Making sure that it meets the highest quality and customer service standards. This will involve installing network meters and PRV's complexes, challenging burst water mains, large diameter mains work and temporary works when required, as well as landscaping and general building works to finish sites to a high standard.

You'll be working within a great team, outdoors, dealing with different challenges every day and providing a vital service to our customers to ensure a sustainable water supply for the future. This job involves operating as part of a two- person team.

What you'll need

• Valid driving licence and ability to tow a trailer over 750kg.
• Current Streetworks ticket.
• Good knowledge and experience of R&M activities including large diameter and high-pressure mains.
• Experience of ground works inc. concrete finishing.
• Experience of driving 360 excavators above and below 10 Tonne and Dumper below 10T Dumpers.
• Experience in setting up temporary works, 2-6m in depth.
• Confidence to set up a safe site and lead the team to complete planned works safely, whilst staying on schedule.
• Ability to communicate and be confident using IT equipment.

Current certification for the below is advantageous, but not essential as training will be provided for the right candidate:

• Abrasive Wheels, Asbestos Awareness, Cable Avoidance, EUSR (Water Hygiene), Face Fit
• Manual Handling, Confined Spaces, Forward tipping dumper 180 10t or below
• Excavator as a crane, Slinger/Signaller, SHEA Water,
• Working at heights, Fire Warden, Road Roller, Pipe Trailer, SSSTS
• EUSR Categories 3, 4, and 5 install, inspect, and remove timber, steel, and proprietary excavation support systems.

It is important to understand that you will be required to participate in out of hours planned works when needed and be flexible enough to be able to stay on, to keep the job on schedule or when thing don't go to plan.

What you'll get

• Total pension contributions up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

We are one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the Southwest. The work we do goes beyond providing an essential public service. We also aim to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and the natural environment.

Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, while also receiving health and wellbeing support.

We also continue to promote diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us and if you would like to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to let us know about any additional support you may need.