Lead Driller - Percussive

Duties & Responsibilities:
Key tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Undertaking boring, drilling, and sampling using a cable percussive drilling machine.
• Conducting in situ testing and installation of instrumentation into cable percussive boreholes.
• Managing and supervising the safe operation of a ground investigation cable percussive drilling machine.
• Supervising and ensuring the safety of the Support Operative and any other work colleagues operating within the work area.
• Ensuring efficient work practices in accordance with British Standards and Industry Guidance to meet required production levels/output.
• Producing daily records and journals.
• Working in accordance with the Company’s Policies and Procedures.
• Reporting to the Site Project Manager on individual projects.

Education & Training:

• CSCS card.
• NVQ Level II – Land drilling – Cable Percussive.
• SSSTS desired.
• First aid trained desired.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience of drilling in various ground conditions including contaminated land, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and managing groundwater.
• Experience of drilling with various sizes of casing and tooling, 6” up to 12” diameter.
• Experience of UK ground investigation industry, aquifer protection techniques, in-situ testing and sampling, and instrumentation installation.
• Dedicated approach to health and safety and risk assessment.
• Maintenance and safety inspections of CP rigs/drilling machines and components.

Skills & Abilities:

• A full UK driving license with B+E (towing).
• Excellent communication skills with Client representatives and internal personnel.
• Team leader and mentor.
• Numerate.
• Problem-solving.
• Self-motivated.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Flexible.
• Capable of prioritizing own workload to establish the levels of risk posed by different activities.

Values:

• Think Customer
• Speed and Agility
• Be Transparent
• Work Together
• Act Responsibly
• Be Proud

Job Specifics:

• Shift Pattern: Weekdays day shifts with potential to work weekends and nights depending on project contract requirements.
• Hours: 50 hrs per week Monday to Friday.

Salary: £40 – 45k
Subsistence:

• £5 /day for working up to 7 hrs away from base.
• £10 / day for working up over 10hrs away from base.
• £25 /day for overnight stay.

Additional Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays.
• Full technical training and ongoing career progression.
• Pension Contribution.
• 2 paid volunteer days per annum.
• Contribution to Westfield Health plan.
• Discounts and other benefits through Perkbox.