Team Leader (Utilities/Water)

Job Introduction

Founded in 1968, Griffiths is one of the leading civil engineering and rail contractors working throughout Wales, the midlands and south-west England. With an annual turnover of circa £225m our 1000+ directly employed, well-trained, dedicated and highly competent workforce deliver client solutions which includes Welsh Government, Network Rail, Highways England, local authorities, Utility Companies and selected private sector organisations. 

In 2018, Griffiths became part of Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials business and a wholly owned subsidiary of CRH. Griffiths has over 1,000 employees operating across 100 sites or schemes at any given time. 

We're now recruiting for Team Leaders for our Wastewater framework (for a 5 year contract). We have opportunities based in Abergavenny or Cilfynydd Nr Pontypridd or Gowerton and the work areas cover Gwent, Swansea, NPT, Bridgend, Valleys and Cardiff.

The purpose of these roles is to ensure the safe delivery of repair and maintenance tasks on the Wastewater Network in the South Wales region.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

The Team Leader will be responsible a variety of tasks including:

• Supervising their team ensuring all work is delivered safely, compliantly, efficiently and in accordance with legislation/industry and company standards
• Liaising with Griffiths Streetworks Team to ensure all statutory notices are submitted and closed down in accordance with legislative timescales
• Ordering plant and materials as required to deliver the task Liaise with Traffic Management provider to ensure correct TM is implemented and site cleared
• Ensuring a point of work risk assessments are completed on each job/project, so a safe method of working is achieved
• Working on standby rota ( 1 week in 4) to deliver emergency works out of hours

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this role you will have experience of working within the Water/Utilities industry. You will also:

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience of Deep drainage/ pipe laying experience
• Confined space working (C&G Med Risk Minimum)
• Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
• Temporary Works Supervisor trained
• NRSWA – Streetworks qualified
• Be IT literate
• Possess full UK driving licence (ideally cat C1E)
• CAT 4+ trained
• Water Hygiene Card (desirable)
• Asbestos Awareness
• COSHH Awareness
• 360 Excavator <10t (CPCS)
• First Aid (desirable)

Why Us

At Tarmac we are passionate that our workforce reflects the communities where we operate. Our ambition is that everyone regardless of level, role, or background will enjoy an environment of respect, inclusion and belonging. We actively remove barriers to ensure everyone is supported and can reach their potential with us. We take active steps to encourage people from a broad range of backgrounds to apply for jobs at Tarmac as we believe a diverse, inclusive company will enable everyone to thrive. We are a disability confident employer and will make reasonable adjustments as required. We are committed to support flexible working and believe getting the balance right is critical to personal and professional success.

Tarmac Trading Limited