Water Management Operative

  • 2410
  • Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater
  • Turnbull
  • £40,364
  • Permanent
  • Operations and maintenance
  • 2025-04-23
  • 2025-05-07

Do you enjoy working outdoors and being involved in a practical role? If so, we have a great opportunity to join our operational team here at Hinkley Point C.

This is a Monday - Friday vacancy.

What you'll do

  • Install, operate, and maintain the dewatering and water management network on the Hinkley Point C site to ensure that all operations meet our rigorous safety, quality, and service standards.
  • Work within a great team, both indoors and outdoors, in all environments, dealing with different challenges every day and providing a vital service.
  • Day to day, you will perform a range of routine and reactive operational and maintenance work, making sure that everything is done within permit conditions and in line with relevant procedures.
  • Health and safety are a priority for us, so you will be expected to operate within strict guidelines to ensure the safety of yourself, your team, our subcontractors, and other contractors and colleagues on Hinkley Point C.

What you'll need

  • A positive and can-do attitude who is well organised and customer focused.
  • Ideally, you will have previous experience within the construction industry. However, we will teach you all you need to know to be successful in the role.
  • Trade skills and previous experience with hand tools, power tools, woodworks, fixtures, and fittings would be advantageous.
  • You will interact with a range of stakeholders, including your own team, client representatives, and other contractors. Therefore, good communication skills and being a natural team player would also be advantageous.

What you'll receive

At Turnbull we take pride in how we support professional development, enable career progression, and provide a wide range of exciting opportunities for everyone.

We firmly believe that investing in our people is the key to our success, which is why we offer the following financial and non-financial benefits to support your health and wellbeing:

  • 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
  • Up to 20% combined pension contribution.
  • The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
  • Performance related bonus of around 5%.
  • A healthcare package that supports you with your healthcare costs.
  • A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.
  • Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
  • Sustainable benefits including electric vehicle and cycle2work schemes.
  • A range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
  • One paid volunteering day each year.
  • Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers.

Who we are

We are leaders in lifecycle construction and operations for the utilities and infrastructure sectors.

From design and build to facility management and maintenance, we provide a single, sustainable, end-to-end solution for engineering projects, saving money, reducing waste and adding long-term value to local communities and the wider economy.

Turnbull is an award-winning progressive business, which has won the RoSPA health and safety awards for our work at Hinkley Point C for the last five years.

The services we provide to our clients include but are not limited to:

  • Project management.
  • Design and build services.
  • Consent management and delivery.
  • Contract management.
  • Delivery of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering services.

We have expertise in:

  • Low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) electrical power distribution systems.
  • Sewage systems and pumping stations.
  • Biological waste treatment plants.
  • Telecommunication networks (copper and fibre).
  • Drinking water distribution networks and booster stations.
  • Surface and groundwater drainage systems inclusive of borehole delivery and management.
  • Roadway and pedestrian walkway lighting networks.
  • Managing environmental discharge permit and scientific services.
  • Earthworks and ground remediation services.

We continue to promote diversity and inclusion. With that in mind, we welcome all applicants. We are also delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer

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