HAT - 713 - Building Operative (Water Quality) - 406563

Employer Description

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place
• Business - business development and growth

Job Description

Job description 

Hours: 35 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday to Thursday 8am to 4.30pm. Friday 8am to 1.30pm

Salary: £26,023 - £26,333 per year

Vacancy: Permanent 

View the Building Operative (Water quality) job profile

We require Building Operatives (Water Quality) to support the delivery of the Water Quality Monitoring Programme. You should be able to demonstrate experience of working within either a commercial/domestic building or a construction/maintenance environment. You will have a flexible approach to managing varied workloads as you will be required to carry out all associated water quality work including Schools, Public Buildings and Domestic Properties throughout South Lanarkshire.

You will be able to demonstrate sound practical technical competencies in managing and delivering jobs. It is desirable that you have or are willing to work towards the Qualification BS2 City & Guilds in hot and cold water systems and proof of training history in this function is required.

You should demonstrate a commitment to the principals of customer care, while displaying excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate previous experience of working to targets and pre-determined timescales along with an awareness of health and safety in the workplace.

You will be required to access attics, voids and confined spaces.

You will be required to demonstrate the ability to, and undertake tasks including but not limited to the following:

• Ability to identify the underlying cause of a problem and take appropriate remedial action to rectify faults
• Undertake all tasks within the scope of own role to a high quality in line with the requirements of the Integrated Management System
• Assess working environment and adjust working practices to suit.
• Demonstrate openness to new organisational structures, procedures and technology.
• Undertake continuous personal and technical development.
• Plan and organise own workload to satisfy programme deadlines and job targets.
• Organise appropriate materials, plant, transport and any other resources required to efficiently facilitate all scheduled work.
• Ensure accuracy, quality and timeous submission of all documentation in accordance with procedures and policies
• Demonstrate working within a performance environment by achieving targeted objectives.
• Provide a timely service to colleagues and customers showing tact and sensitivity to the needs of others (e.g. on reception, over the telephone).

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Please apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.

Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)