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Waveney Cpe Operative

4 weeks ago


Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom Water Management Alliance Full time

**Internal Drainage Boards (“IDBs”)** are local public authorities that manage flood risk and land drainage within areas of special drainage need in England. IDBs undertake a vast range of vital work to reduce flood risk and manage water in a way that meets the local needs of residents, businesses and agriculture in accordance with their environmental duties whilst enhancing the ecological wellbeing of their districts.

**The Water Management Alliance (WMA) **is a group of like-minded Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) who share vision, values and standards and have chosen to jointly administer their affairs to reduce costs, strengthen their own organisations and increase influence at both regional and national level.

The Operative will deliver maintenance and project work on the ground, to cost, time and quality standards. You will assist with the managing of jobs and working with others to deliver work and build the reputation of the IDBs as the delivery partner of choice for local river and drainage work.

The King’s Lynn IDB (trading as the Water Management Alliance) will be the employer of the Operative. Other Internal Drainage Boards within the WMA East Anglia includes Norfolk Rivers, Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland, East Suffolk and Broads Internal Drainage Boards. You will work to support operations the IDB districts as well as projects in other areas including the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. Therefore travel throughout East Anglia will be required.

You will be involved in watercourse maintenance, river restorations, small civils jobs as well as other drainage related work and be responsible for undertaking a variety of roles, which will include but not be limited to;
- Driving mechanical plant including 360 excavators, whilst also assisting the operations manager to ensure works are being completed in accordance with the designs provided and in line with safety and environmental regulations and policy.
- Ensuring machines are fuelled and pressure washed before being moved between catchments. If required you will be able to order materials, fuel and provisions for site.
- Using hand and power tools to undertake small civils works and watercourse maintenance work, and undertake general duties as required to ensure the team meet time, quality and safety standards.
- Being involved in incident response work and be willing to go above and beyond normal working duties during periods of challenge.
- Using survey and levelling equipment, ensure works are completed correctly as per designs

**Main Duties/Responsibilities**

The Operative is responsible to the Operations Manager for:
- 1. The items set out above.

2. Complying with the Board’s Health and Safety Policy, Risk Assessments and duties. You will also be proactive in supporting the Area manage with safety ideas and initiatives.

3. Complying with the Board’s Environmental Policy, Risk Assessments and duties.

4. Complying with the Board’s Record Keeping Policy and duties.

5. To ensure that the Operations Manager is at all times kept informed of issues that relate to the smooth and efficient running of the Board’s plant.

6. Achieving targets as set from time to time by the Operations Manager and Area Manager and undertaking any other duties as may reasonably be required.

7. Responding to emergencies and other out of hours and unplanned work in accordance with the Board’s Emergency procedures, as and when required by the Operations Manager.

8. Assisting with the management of specific projects in the field, as determined from time to time by the Operations Manager.

9. Ensuring that operatives and/or contractors strictly comply with the Board’s Environmental and Health and Safety Policies/Risk Assessments when supervising others.

10. Carrying out any other duties that may be required from time to time, as instructed.

**Person Specification**
- Must hold a valid residency and be able to live and work in the UK.
- Full, clean driving licence with towing.
- Experienced machine operator and hold a CPCS, Lantra or NPORS ticket for operation of a 360 above and below 8T.
- Dumper tickets are also advantageous but not essential.
- Experience in the use of power tools and hand tools.
- Must have a CSCS card or SMSTS qualification or be willing to undertake training to obtain this.
- A chainsaw ticket is an advantage but not essential, but you must be willing to train for this if not held.
- First Aid certificate or be willing to be trained and be able to administer First Aid.
- You will be positive and proactive in ensuring jobs are run efficiently and effectively.
- Knowledge of the Broadland area is an advantage
- Must be a team player and able to work with others both internally and externally to resolve problems.
- Must have an understanding of Drainage Boards and their function.
- Must have knowledge of Environmental and Conservation issues.
- Must have an appreciation and respect for health and safety rules and legislation.
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