Location
Walton-Le-Dale

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The role involves delivering a variety of site maintenance and recovery activities on both operational and non-operational land. This includes grounds maintenance, vegetation management and removal from assets, soft landscaping, arboriculture works, contractor management, and minor building maintenance in line with the maintenance plan for each site. You will ensure site standards are upheld on Water and Wastewater Treatment works and other land owned by United Utilities, including both asset and non-asset areas, maintaining quality, performance, and safety standards.

Key accountabilities include undertaking grounds maintenance, vegetation management, soft landscaping, and ad hoc works across various sites. The role requires carrying out physically demanding tasks in a fast-changing outdoor environment with exposure to environmental hazards and sewerage contamination. Recovery works on operational and non-operational land may include filter bed vegetation removal and pontoon works, among others, with specific training provided as needed.

You will operate and perform daily checks on a variety of powered and non-powered plant, tools, and equipment including vehicles, trailers, ride-on mowers, agricultural vehicles/equipment, large plant, robots, and small handheld tools. Recording work completed on a corporate system and carrying out minor remedial work on non-assets such as flags and fencing will also be part of your duties.

Supporting the training of new starters from the Youth Employment Program and employment agencies is expected. You must adhere to Health and Safety requirements, comply with regulations, internal company policies, and site-specific risk assessments. Identifying site standards improvements and winter work during scheduled visits, liaising closely with site staff, and applying pesticides including invasive weed management are also key responsibilities.

You will support the Team Leader in developing new works to meet partner requirements, ensuring implementation to timescale and budget while maintaining high standards. Liaising with other United Utilities members to ensure an integrated approach to project implementation and taking ownership of task-based activities when appropriate are essential. Additional reasonable tasks may be assigned by your line manager.

Experience
Practical experience in a variety of maintenance activities including grounds maintenance, vegetation management, and soft landscaping in an outdoor environment. Experience using a variety of grounds and specialist machinery such as pedestrian mowers, strimmers, blowers, hedge cutters, ride-on mowers, tractors, and robots.

About you
Ability to work to schedules with good time management skills. Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to dynamically risk assess and understand risk assessments. Excellent customer service skills. Willingness to attend familiarisation training and work safely in an outdoor environment with exposure to environmental hazards.

Qualifications
Full clean driving licence is required, with willingness to work towards Class C licence if needed. Ability to tow trailers. Hold or be willing to work towards qualifications to apply chemicals near water (formerly PA6/PA6INJ/PA6W). Hold or be willing to work towards NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Manually Fed Woodchipper Operations. Advantageous qualifications include City & Guilds, NVQ, or Lantra qualifications in agricultural and land-based industries.