Civils Ganger

What We're Looking For

Location: North East Region

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £35.5k + Flexible Benefits

Freedom Networks has an exciting opportunity for a Civils Ganger to join our Small Works team, supporting our Northern Powergrid contracts across the North East. Working as part of the Cable Engineering Services Contract (CESC), you will lead site teams undertaking excavation, reinstatement and associated civils activities, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.

This role is ideal for an experienced civils professional with strong leadership skills who is looking to play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure works across the region.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Lead and supervise civils operatives carrying out excavation and reinstatement works across the Small Works programme.
• Support Project Managers and Supervisors in the safe and efficient delivery of works.
• Ensure all site activities are delivered in accordance with Freedom and client Health & Safety standards.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring all team members work to the highest H&S standards.
• Coordinate daily site activities, ensuring labour, plant and materials are utilised effectively.
• Liaise with client contract coordinators, engineers and operational teams to support project delivery.
• Ensure all site documentation and completion packs are completed accurately and submitted within required timescales.
• Engage professionally with customers, landowners and members of the public when required.
• Monitor quality standards and ensure works are completed to specification.
• Support the training and development of team members, ensuring compliance with Freedom's procedures and standards.

Essential:

• Experience in a civils supervisory or ganger role within utilities, construction, excavation or reinstatement environments.
• Strong understanding of excavation and reinstatement activities.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate site-based teams.
• Strong commitment to Health & Safety and quality standards.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable:

• NRSWA (Streetworks) accreditation.
• Experience working on utility or power distribution contracts.
• Plant operator tickets or relevant industry qualifications.
• Experience working on Northern Powergrid or similar utility frameworks.

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of timewith plenty of notice.

If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

You will be working as part of a team where we are committed to creating a culture where we treat each other fairly and with respect, recognising everyone as an individual.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be

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