Lead Cable Percussion Driller

Salary: £36,000 – £42,000 per year

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a technical background and demonstrable experience in the cable percussion drilling sector.

Our client is a market leader in the field of Ground Investigation, Drilling, Ground Engineering and Geo-Environmental engineering, offering a variety of services to all sectors of the civil engineering, infrastructure, rail and 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. Their services include site / geotechnical / geo-environmental investigations, remediation design and management, slope stability, earthworks design and testing and drilling services. 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 and site investigations, utilities and dewatering projects.

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 throughout the North of England and joining an experienced and enthusiastic team of staff delivering geotechnical, geo-environmental and site / ground investigation services to a wide ranging client base.

Role & Responsibilities

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. Further responsibilities include;

* 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

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.