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Ganger – Environment
Location – Gramgemouth
Galliford Try are looking for a proactive and experienced Ganger to join our DV2 Scottish Water Framework team, supporting delivery across the Scottish Water projects in the East of Scotland. This role offers hands-on experience across a variety of projects in the Water Industry — from wastewater treatment to clean water infrastructure with strong career progression opportunities.
Ideally you will be based around Grangemouth and willing to undertake some local travel across the East of Scotland in your role.
What you will be doing:
You will work on our DV2 Scottish Water Framework within our Environment Business, who are experienced in successfully delivering schemes of varying sizes, predominately to the Water Industry, across both Treatment Waste and Water schemes, delivering both Design and Build.
This is a "Hands on" position and we are seeking individuals with experience in a similar position with the relevant clean and/or waste water experience. The role will report to the General Foreman on a day to day basis.
You will:
- Supervise a team of 3 to 4 operatives to carry out all aspects of civil engineering tasks such as:
- Ground works / Pipe and duct laying / placing and finishing of concrete / Installation of temporary works in line with the design.
- Ensure all works are carried out in line with approved method statements and they have been briefed to the gang and understood
- Carry out checks on all plant and material
- Ensure all permits are in place and signed before work commences
Communication
- Liaise and co-ordinate with all Galliford Try functions to support the overall business objectives
Security
- In conjunction with the Site Manager, appraise the security risk to all Galliford Try property under your control and install security levels commensurate to the relative values.
H&S and Environment:
- Safety is the cornerstone of Galliford Try strategy.
- Recognise that Health and Safety considerations are central to all tasks and contribute to ensuring safe working environment for all.
- Actively support the Site Manager to maintain and enforce safety standards as required by statute and in accordance with Galliford Try’s Safety Policies
- Work to Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
- Ensure compliance to all HS&E policies and procedures
Quality & Document Control
- Understand and implement the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets;
- Comply, as appropriate, with the processes contained within the Galliford Try BMS;
- Suggest improvements to the Galliford Try BMS when they become apparent.
- Ensure 4 Projects is used as document management system
About You:
We are looking for passion and a willingness to deliver excellence. If you have solid experience as a Ganger working on civil engineering projects (ideally water treatment projects), then get in touch as I want to hear from you. Obviously, you’ll have the usual good stuff such as an SSSTS, CSCS and first aid but we are looking for more than just that-we are looking for the right person to drive a positive safety culture as well as motivate and lead the subcontractors on site to strive for exceptional levels of performance, if this is you, call me today!
Experience and Qualifications:
- SSSTS
- First Aid
- CSCS
- CPCS (Dumper/Roller/Excavator) preferred
- Confined Space (Medium Risk)
- CAT 4+
Current Full UK Driving Licence
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What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
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About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Water Frameworks business, please contact Ryan De Stadler on [email protected]
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview
Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
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