Ehv Cable Installation

Overview / Responsibilities:
Position - EHV Cable Installation general Operative

Projects - Multiple

Location - UK based

Duration - Permanent

Start - 20th February

Due to an increase in work and portfolio, Wood Power Solutions UK is recruiting for 5 Cabling General Operatives to work on various projects across it's UK based sites.

**Role**
- To assist in all aspects of Cable Installation & civils works on carriageways
- To deliver the work safely and in a controlled manner
- Report any defectives & safety concerns as soon as reasonably practicable
- Deliver the work safely
- Deliver the work productively
- Be reliable, trustworthy, and honest
- To execute all activities safely and efficiently to agreed work plans, safety management system requirements and best working

**Key Accountabilities**
- Read, understand, and implement all instructions, procedures and work instructions for the project ensuring always, that the project works is undertaken safely and to a high standard
- Comply with all Wood H&SE policy’s & procedures
- Complete all work scopes in accordance with instructions received from the cabling foreman
- Be cooperative with all other site staff inclusive of other contractors
- Be an inclusive part of the site team & willing to learn & strive to progress in the business
- Reporting to Site Management of any defective/damaged plant & equipment & safety issues
- Do not misuse or intentionally damage any item of PPE or equipment provided to you to undertake your role
- Must be able to take instruction from the cable foreman & work under own initiative & as part of a team
- Undertake any health and safety training as required
- Provide support to the site foreman
- Must stop any work that is unsafe - Stop Work Authority SWA
- Always be fit for work
- Must put own safety and those of colleagues first
- Must not operate any plant unless having the correct training and competence to do so
- Must start work only after assessing the risks
- Must demonstrate safety as an integral part of the job
- To undertake any other duties as and when necessary to meet the varying demands of the business and satisfy customer needs

Skills / Qualifications:
**Qualifications**

**Essential**:

- CSCS operative
- Cat & Genny/ HSG47
- Forward tipping dumper
- Asbestos Awareness E-Learning
- COSHH Awareness E-Learning
- Emergency at work first aid
- ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport
- Fire Awareness
- Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS) Awareness E-Learning
- LOLER Awareness (E-Learning)
- Manual Handling Awareness E-Learning
- Wood Environmental Awareness (arranged on employment)
- Wood HSEAA Induction (arranged on employment)
- Wood Life Saving Rules (arranged on employment)

**Desirable**:

- Excavator 360
- Telehandler
- Winch training
- Bomag ride on roller
- Street works training, operatives.
- Deep excavations training
- ECITB Abrasive Wheels
- Spill Management
- DVLA Towing Licence training and test

**Experience**
- Working in the Utility/Construction Industry environment
- Cable Installation experience, including setting up open track installations
- Experience of working in a substation environment
- Experience of cable duct laying in agricultural & carriageway environments
- Good knowledge of HSG47
- Excavation experience, including carriageway
- Experience of excavation in and around live services
- Very good understanding of safety principles and requirements for all site activities
- Ability to communicate clearly with Site Foreman & other team members
- Basic understanding of CDM
- Understanding of working with Health and Safety and Quality policies
- Experience of working in a team environment

Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.