We Do What We Say -that’s why we need people like you to help us deliver on our promises. People who enjoy getting things done!We’re looking for a Mains Laying Water Operative to join our team delivering clean water works. This is a hands-on, field-based role, ideal for someone who enjoys physical work, being outdoors in all weather conditions, and playing a direct role in maintaining vital water infrastructure.
You’ll be paired with an experienced Team Leader who will support your development and help you build your skills within the clean water environment.
Here are some of the activities you will be involved in… Installing, repairing, and maintaining water mains and service connections
Excavating, preparing, backfilling, and reinstating trenches and working areas to specification
Locating and repairing water mains defects
Operating tools, equipment, and plant associated with mains laying and repair works
Carrying out pressure testing, disinfection, and chlorination activities
Completing risk assessments and following approved safe systems of work
Ensuring full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
Using traffic management systems where required to protect the work area
Recording daily activities and completing digital job and site reports We would love to hear from you if…
You have previous experience working on clean water networks, mains laying, utilities, or civils projects and are comfortable carrying out physically demanding, outdoor work. A good understanding of water mains installation techniques, health and safety requirements, and site working practices is essential.
A full, clean UK driving licence is required, and NRSWA accreditation is highly desirable. Experience using hand tools, site equipment, and plant is important, along with the ability to read basic drawings and work effectively as part of a site team.
Additional tickets such as CPCS/NPORS, CAT & Genny, confined space, or similar utilities qualifications would be beneficial, but training and development will be supported.
If you take pride in quality workmanship, enjoy working as part of a team, and want to build a long-term career in clean water, we’d love to hear from you. Our Company
Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.
Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.
We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.
What Next
You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!
Benefits
In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 22 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.
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