Safe Digs Coordinator

There's never been a better time to join United Living Connected; we are a tenacious, fast-paced business with a huge contract pipeline and ambitious growth plans. Part of the United Living Group, our turnover will double in the next 5 years to top £1 billion.

Purpose

To manage and coordinate the compilation of utility drawings, high risk asset information, works scope documents and the ZOI process working towards the successful, safe, and timely delivery of the FTTP project.
To ensure the planned works job packs are up to date with the most recent utility asset maps, latest design drawings, work scope and any other relevant documentation and is effectively communicated into the GBC project team.

To provide clear guidance on the process of planned works that fall within areas containing high risk assets (Hot jobs).
To support the project coordinators/site engineers with latest up to date status of hot jobs. To manage and maintain internal trackers and reports.
To provide support to the wider GBC project team and other key stakeholders.

Specific Duties

• Responsible for prioritising works from a list of Civils task that require safe dig prints.
• Submitting enquiries to Hazardous Asset owners and taking ownership of coordinating with all affected parties to arrange safe methods of working for the gangs and permissions for our telecom works to take place around Hazardous assets with governance and safety guidelines.
• Manage tasks associated with preventing damage to hazardous pipelines.
• Use and clearly understand Engineering Drawings including A55’s.
• Reading job packs and identifying correct locations for works required. Scanning the underground utility services drawings in order to prevent hazardous events including utility strikes, service damage and accidents. Re-laying the correct information to the site engineers.
• Running Line search before you dig prints and other necessary prints required. Contacting the relevant utility owners where required.
• Identifying if a job falls within a Zone of Interest and escalating it correctly to the relevant asset owner/ responsible person
• Signing off jobs that do not fall within a Zone of Interest to enable civils work to be planned
• Arranging Asset Owner Supervisions.
• Preparing Correct Job Packs for Engineers.
• Updating trackers.
• Working closely with the GBC project team
• Adhere to all relevant company policies and procedures especially health and safety policies.
• Any other duties assigned to support the GBC project team

Health and Safety Responsibilities

• Set a good example to others by working safely
• Take reasonable care of yourself and any other person who may be affected by your actions and omissions
• Adopt a positive attitude, cooperate and assist the company in all aspects of Health, Safety and the Environment
• Understand and help to implement all relevant health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies.

Personal Skills

• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Organized
• Time management / ability to work to deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Experience in working in an administrative position
• Problem-solving skills, and positive outlook
• Self-motivated and proactive
• Able to develop, establish and maintain customer and internal relationships
• Confident in using MS office packages
• Confident in working in a fast paced-environment

Technical Skills

• Good level of IT skills including excel, and other Microsoft packages
• Experience of working in the Telecommunications in similar role
• Clear understanding of utility drawings and identifying hazardous pipelines
• IT Qualifications
• Health and Safety Qualifications

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes

Additional Information:

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Widnes Office
• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry