Job Description

Watercourse Operative

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Job description

Location:

South Cambridgeshire District Council, Oakington Satellite Depot

Contract:

Full time, Permanent - 37 hours per week, including annualised hours and flood response.



Are you passionate about working outdoors and contributing to the maintenance of our beautiful rural environment? Join our dedicated Awarded Watercourse team at South Cambridgeshire District Council! We are a small, dynamic team responsible for maintaining 275 km of awarded watercourses and associated infrastructure.

About the Role

As a Watercourse Operative, you will play a crucial role in maintaining our watercourses. Your responsibilities will include:
Flailing, de-silting, weeding, and repairing ditches, banks, and infrastructure. Operating tractors, flails, and ditch maintenance equipment. Using excavation machinery and associated plant.

Typical Day

Your day-to-day tasks will vary and may include:
Driving tractors for flailing. Operating small and large excavators. Performing landscape maintenance with strimmers, pole saws, and chainsaws. Building headwalls and unblocking/installing culverts. Maintaining our plant and pumping stations.

About You

We are looking for individuals with:
Experience in land drainage, civil engineering, landscaping, or farming. Proficiency in operating relevant equipment in rural, urban, and remote environments. Flexibility and excellent communication skills to handle diverse situations. Ability to work well under pressure and manage a varied workload with competing priorities.

Why Join Us?

Our watercourse service is committed to continuous improvement and innovation. We work collaboratively with flood management and ecology partners to provide essential flood protection for our residents. Join our proactive team and make a positive impact on our community!



For more information about this opportunity, please contact Lee Hillam, Principal Operations Manager - Environment, at 07704 072569.

Applications

close 9am Monday 21st July 2025.

Interviews

Friday 1st August 2025