Dig Agent

Description

As a digging agent/supervisor you will be responsible for supervising digging teams working as part of the United Utilities contract.  Working to meet the needs of the client in the most cost-effective manner, whilst working with your team and making a profit for Network Plus. You will provide technical expertise, experience, and work within a team to deliver a first-class service to our customers.

As a supervisor will be competent on working in Water Networks. You will be able to engineer solutions on site and focus your teams on completing work right first time. 

You will work with the scheduling team ensuring programmes are managed and delivered accordingly. You will provide support to ensure that the company’s work is effectively completed through communication with internal and external customers, as well as the management of the business and client database systems.

This role could be an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career. We’re happy to provide training and support for the right person who has the right attitude and transferable experience. 

Key Responsibilities

You will have operational responsibility for the digging teams and their in-day activities

You will organise labour in the most cost-effective way, including recruitment, disciplinary action, wages, and absence management

You will manage all other resources e.g., materials and plant

You will carry out team briefings with teams monthly

You will coach and develop staff to reach their potential; ensuring a fair and consistent culture with the teams

You will help manage the frame and cover programme and ensure KPIs are met

You will help manage the defect programme and ensure that KPIs are met, and Highway Meetings are attended

You will use GARD (smartphone system) to check quality of the work and drive out the wrong behaviours

You will liaise with the Support Services and Street works Team to ensure that FPN and Section74 liabilities are managed

You will complete Team Inspections, to ensure a high level of Compliance with a real focus on quality and first-time reinstatement

You will be a Health & Safety Representative, which will include undertaking health & safety inspections in and around the workplace, raising health & safety related matters with management and investigating reportable accidents or incidents as and when they occur

Experience and Qualifications

Relevant qualifications in relation to the work being carried out i.e., NRWSA at supervisory level

Good Health and safety knowledge IOSH beneficial (not essential) 

Firm understanding of “right first time”

Excellent communication skills 

Full UK driving licence

Shea Water

EUSR Blue Card

Avoidance of underground utilities    

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances