Job Details:
Clean Water Metering Operative
Company
Orange Civils Ltd
Location
Leigh, Lancashire
Salary
£180
Job Ref.
78669
Job Type
Permanent
Date posted
13/10/2026
Benefits
Contact
Clean Water Metering Teams – United Utilities Contract
Location: North West
Yard Base: Leigh, WN7
Operatives will load and unload materials and equipment from our Leigh yard each day before travelling to site.
Scope of Works
- Installation of external boundary boxes and water meters for domestic properties.
- Excavation, installation, backfilling and reinstatement.
- Reinstatement materials include:
- Tarmac
- Flags
- Concrete
- Unmade ground
All operatives must work in accordance with client specifications and wear the correct PPE at all times.
One member of the team must be competent in using a tablet and completing client electronic forms.
Required Qualifications
Each operative must hold:
- EUSR Water Hygiene – MUST
- SHEA Water (can obtain once started works)
- Manual Handling
- Asbestos Awareness (can obtain once started works)
- EUSR Abrasive Wheels (can obtain once started works)
In addition:
- At least on operative must hold EUSR Cat 1 & Cat 2
- At least one operative must hold Full Streetworks Units 1-8.
- At least one operative must be able to drive and tow a trailer.
- Driving licence must be clean or have no more than 3 points.
Rates – United Utilities Contract
This is price work.
Target: 20 boxes per week
- Below target: £80 per box
- 20 boxes achieved: £90 per box
- 25+ boxes achieved: £100 per box
The gang can decide how they split the earnings, although typical splits are:
£50 / £40 (Foreman / Operative)