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Job Title: Lead Driller (Cable Percussion)

Salary/Rate: £35,000 - £40,000

Location: Braintree

Job Type: Permanent

Industry/Specialist Area: Ground Engineering

Client Description:

Our client is a well-established nationwide Drilling, Ground Engineering and Geo-Environmental Contractor, offering a variety of services to all sectors of the civil engineering, infrastructure, rail and building / construction industry.

With their vast fleet of rigs and highly qualified and experienced personnel, our client is committed to providing an innovative, cost effective, timely and professional service to a wide range of project and contract applications. This commitment has enabled them to establish a varied client base, covering all facets of the industry. Our client has a highly successful track record of delivering various infrastructural schemes covering roads / highways, rail, nuclear, airports, commercial / industrial developments, ground appraisals, ground / site investigations, utilities and dewatering projects.

Job Description:

Due to continued and sustained growth in the UK, a significant increase in workload and a portfolio diversification of service offering, our client is now looking to recruit a Lead Driller (Cable Percussion). Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will be nominally based from the Southern head offices, and joining an experienced and enthusiastic team of staff delivering geotechnical, geo-environmental and site / ground investigation services to a wide ranging client base across the UK. Additionally, you will be required to analyse your findings and convey this information into well documented factual and interpretative reports, both for the company’s in house pre-contracts and project teams, and externally to their Clients and other stakeholders.

As Lead Driller you will primarily be responsible for safely setting up and advancing cable percussion boreholes, carry out in-situ testing, installing monitoring wells and backfilling boreholes in accordance with the specification provided by the Client.

The Role

Comply to all company and site specific HSEQ policies at all times
Responsible for crews, site operatives and sub-contractors
Attend inductions, training and EH&S meetings as and when required
Attend and successfully carry out all assigned duties to deliver projects safely and timely
Work with Project Managers and Site Engineers to ensure field work is delivered safely and efficiently whilst maintaining high quality standards
Produce site records including, but not limited to; daily drilling logs, pre-start drilling rig checks, risk assessments and reports
Undertake multiple site / ground investigations utilising cable percussion drilling in accordance with the appropriate specification
Complete in-situ testing and sampling in accordance with Eurocode 7 and British Standards
Produce detailed factual and interpretative reports to assist the pre-contracts estimating and design teams to help enhance successful contract awards based upon precise data, relevant information, ground conditions and any other specific project requirements

The Person

A demonstrable understanding of various project based site / ground investigation techniques, with the ability to use and operate cable percussion drilling rigs and equipment
Reading and understanding of site / project specifications and drawings
A good understanding of adopting varied techniques pertaining to the ground / site conditions, including cable percussion, bore hole logging, core sampling, window sampling and trial pitting etc
A full awareness of project specifications and other contract documents
An ability to produce reports that are easily digested based on gathering large amounts of technical information from multiple sites
Highly organised and effective, with the ability to plan and schedule your own workload with the minimum of supervision

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a technical background and demonstrable experience in the cable percussion drilling sector. An attractive basic salary (permanent) plus extensive bonuses and a full benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity of work given the company’s market leading status in this sector, and their dedication to continued and ambitious growth.

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