ROLE
We have an exciting opportunity in the Eastern region for a Ganger to join our team.
The Role
If you have experience working in a civils/building environment, then we would love to hear from you.
Reporting to the Site Manager, you will lead and motivate a site team to ensure day to day delivery of our programme, organising resource, plant and materials to deliver the works and undertake site management duties when required. You will be expected to set standards and act as a mentor to our less experienced team members.
You will need to be positive, enthusiastic and solution focused, great at building and maintaining relationships and comfortable giving honest feedback. Technically you will have excellent Civil Engineering skills and experience in earthworks, drainage, structures and concreting as well as a sound understanding of safety expectations.
Competitive rates of pay are on offer as well as the opportunity to gain additional competencies through training. We also offer an annual Christmas Bonus and reward success in various ways, whether that be by arranging social events or providing a team breakfast on site. Due to the nature of our business, there is the potential to work weekends with our Rail division where enhanced weekend rates of pay are on offer.
Location
Site Based - locations vary based on projects assigned.
Benefits
At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide training, development, and mentoring opportunities for all employees to help with professional development and career advancement.
In addition to a competitive salary, pension, and car/allowance, we show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.
We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.
The Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have:
- The ability to understand and interpret programmes and technical drawings, translating these into easily understandable tasks to work to
- The ability to assume control of the site in the absence of the Site Manager taking responsibility for all operations of both directly employed and subcontract
people - Experience in dealing with Clients and managing and exceeding Client expectations
- Experience in basic engineering skills and setting out
- Proven track record as a fully competent and experienced civil engineering operative
- Experience in supervising teams and operatives to required standards
- Experience in managing and delivering against priorities
- Excellent people skills
Why Story Contracting?
Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of ‘Do It Right!’
Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.
GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.
HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.
PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients, and the success we create together.
FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.
TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.
WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people, and our communities.
Every Story Matters
We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story!
As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our ‘Every Story’ policy ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.
All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in.
