General Operative cabling

Balfour Beatty

  • Yorkshire & the Humber
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 18 hours ago
About the roleGeneral Operative - Cabling (Power T&D)
Location: Yorkshire - Supporting the DNO North TeamBalfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business is looking to recruit a General Operative (Cabling) to join our Yorkshire-based team. Working within the DNO North Team, you will play a key role in delivering the installation of High Voltage (HV) Cable Systems.This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to essential infrastructure projects while developing your skills within a leading engineering and construction organisation.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport the installation of HV Cable Systems as directed by the Team Leader or senior personnel.Carry out all operations safely, effectively, and to the highest quality standards.Ensure all work meets Power T&D standards and the specifications of cable manufacturers.Adhere to Balfour Beatty's current safety standards at all times.What you'll be doingKey Responsibilities:
  • To assist in the installation of HV Cable Systems, associated accessories and support steelwork
  • To ensure personal safety, safety of other personnel and members of the public at all times
  • Work within the guidelines of the Company Safety Policy, Quality and Security procedures
  • Set personal examples in all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards
  • Report all accidents, dangerous occurrences and near miss incidents to his/ her superior
  • Ensure all personal protective equipment is clean, serviceable and worn as required
  • Ensure all carriageway and footway excavations are correctly signed guarded and lit
  • Report and not operate any unsafe plant, equipment or vehicles
  • Maintaining personal cleanliness and hygiene
  • Immediately inform a senior person of any hazard that places personnel or public at risk
  • Only authorised persons use plant and equipment
  • Cleanliness / Security of all vehicles, plant and equipment
  • Maintain a clean, tidy and safe site
  • To ensure that all work is carried out to meet Quality requirements
  • Assist the team leader at all times
Interacts with:
  • Direct team members and supervisors
  • Third party providers including Sub Contractors
  • Northern Powergrid
  • External customers
Operating Environment:
  • Ensure Balfour Beatty's Code of Conduct is thoroughly understood, adhered to and promoted across the
business to ensure safe, compliant and consistent working practices
  • To operate in an open and even handed manner with all personnel across the business. Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences. Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential
  • To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working. To listen to each other and share knowledge enabling us to willingly combine expertise across the business and with our clients and supply chain
  • Behaving with integrity and demonstrating professional image at all times. To always do what is right.
  • To take personal responsibility & accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations ensuring safety and quality are never compromised
Who we're looking forEssential:
  • Experience in working with manual handling/ physical environment
  • General knowledge of health and safety requirements
  • Experience in using hand tools correctly
  • Ability to follow functional instructions in English language both spoken and written; carrying them out reliably and efficiently
  • Experience of working in a team environment
  • Flexible approach to activities on site
  • As own car
  • Experience in carriageway works
  • Experience working in substations
Desirable:
  • Valid U.K Clean Driving Licence
  • Street works card
  • Safety Passport
Why work for usDay in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.About usBalfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitWe are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

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