Civil Operative

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Job description

Job Title: Civil Operative

Location: Horsham/London/Surrey

Salary/Rate: £200 a day or 40k per annum

Start Date: 09/12/2024

Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction

We are currently seeking to recruit experienced Civil operatives in the UK. Under the direction of the Manager & Site supervisors, applicants will be required to perform excavations, repairs and reinstatement, installation of duct, street cabinets, pulling of draw rope on telecoms infrastructure located within the public highway, streets, and up to customers premises using up to date client standard operating procedures and in full compliance to current legislation, health and safety requirements, and company policies.

PLEASE NOTE ONLY TEAMS OF 2 CAN BE SUBMITTED INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE PRIORITISED AND WILL BE SUBMITTED AT THE END

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

• Trenching and excavating, back-filling on footway and carriageway.
• Open and clear blockages.
• Tarmacking on foot-way and carriageway
• Ensure quality workmanship and compliance with health and safety policies.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Understand the Redbook guidelines: setting up the site according to NRSWA standards.
• Opening and closing trenches in fibre optic
• Pavement reinstatement, slabbing, and tarmacking
• Wear PPE: high visibility clothing, hard hats, safety glasses, boots, and gloves.
• Manage spoil on site and complete risk assessments.
• Have an understanding of civil and telecoms ground work is necessary
• Experience with Openreach network and fibre network work is essential
• Laying fibre cable from the cabinet through the track work
• Installing duct, maintenance, and repairs

Required Skills/Experience-must have (necessary)

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Background in civil telecom is a must or utilities.

• Streetworks (Mandatory)
• NOPS (Mandatory)
• SA011 (Advantage)
• BT accreditation (Any)
• Utility background
• SA002 (Advantage)
• SA006 (Advantage)

Desirable Skills/Experience:

Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

• Abrasive wheels - Manual Handling
• EURS

Benefits:

• Progression to supervisor
• Extra training
• PAYE or UTR
• Digs as and when
• Van fuel card all tools provided

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to the level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

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