Reinstatement Specialist

at  Severn Trent

Our people are what makes Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We’re a team of over 9,000 people with a purpose to deliver one of life’s essentials, and we do it all while thriving in our unique culture.
We’re a growing, Midlands based FTSE100 listed company and welcome people from all walks of life, celebrating their individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities we represent.
It’s an exciting time to join, as we have a huge ambition to deliver bigger and better than ever before over our next 5-year regulatory period. If you’re seeking an exciting and thoroughly rewarding career, Severn Trent is the place to be.
Due to an exciting new programme which is going to see us deliver for our customers a full mains renewal across our region over the next few years, we are now on a significant recruitment drive to scale our teams to deliver this fantastic work.
This is your opportunity to play a part in this transformation!
We are looking for a Reinstatement Specialist to to support our Network Construction team to successfully complete large scale Mains renewal scheme activity as allocated within the regional area.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As the Reinstatement Specialist your key role you will primarily be responsible for accurately measuring excavations and arranging for the appropriate reinstatement to take place, across multiple locations within the region. This is done by ensuring the correct dimensions and surface materials are provided to the chosen reinstatement provider.
Within this role you would be responsible for successfully communicating and liaising with the programme team for permit extensions and off hiring of Traffic management once reinstatement is complete.
The role has responsibility for reviewing, challenging, and agreeing defects with external bodies such as the council / Highways Agency, with escalations referred to the NC Reinstatement Manager. This role does not have direct people management or supervisory responsibility however needs to be able to liaise effectively with the team, you will also need to possess the ability to influence.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Effectively communicating with the chosen reinstatement contractor to provide dimensions/material types and time scales for completion of the reinstatement.
• Effective communication within the team and with both internal and external stakeholders, including the Highways Agency, contractors, and customers.
• Responsible for ensuring that reinstatement submissions to the Highways Agency and our chosen reinstatement contractors are accurate and on time, avoiding time delays for the construction teams, delays to the program and fines from the Highways Agency where permits overrun. This activity is key due to the scale of the work.
• Problem solving and decision making on site, coming up with practical solutions and implementing these efficiently. There are likely to be complex challenges on site, and this role is responsible for finding solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

For this role the right candidate will have a full driving license and ideally have your National Water Hygiene and NRSWA with significant experience working within utility-based industry.
You’ll have good communication skills and the ability to build successful working relationships as you will be working as part of a team.
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?