Dig Agent

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.

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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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Compensation

£30,000 - £45,000 / year