Pipe Layer at VA SYD

Do you want a job where you and your colleagues contribute to an important societal function as a construction worker? Do you enjoy working outdoors and with your hands? Then read on about our position as a pipe layer within contracting at VA SYD!

Your Upcoming Role

As a pipe layer in the Contracting Unit, you will be part of a team with a dedicated team leader.

The team you will join consists of another pipe layer, an excavator operator, and a truck driver. Together, you form an efficient pipe laying team with the support and guidance of the team leader. Your tasks include:

• performing excavation, pipe laying, and ground works on water and sewage lines within the operational area
• performing service measures in connection with water and sewage preparedness
• digital reporting of completed work
• on-call duty may be included with a response time of 60 minutes

The work is carried out in the form of projects or assignments of varying sizes and scopes. Working hours are from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and the position is based in Malmö, but you will work in all municipalities served by VA SYD. The tasks are developing, and the unit follows technological advancements in its field.

The Contracting Unit primarily works with contracting jobs on water and sewage networks and service measures related to water and sewage preparedness. The unit has about 40 employees, most of whom are pipe layers with various specialist skills.

We Offer

You will join a workplace with a good community and pride in our goals and socially important missions. We care about our employees and invest in participation and development, as well as a balance between work and leisure, offering wellness time, wellness grants, and the possibility of vacation day exchange. We actively work to ensure that VA SYD is perceived as a very good workplace by our employees. In the role of pipe layer, there are good opportunities for skills development regarding work methods. The workplace has a well-regarded gym available for use before or after working hours.

Who Are You?

For our Contracting Unit, we are looking for an engaged and proactive pipe layer with strong collaboration skills. Good service comes naturally to you, and you thrive in a job with a lot of customer contact. You have a good ability to plan your work and can adapt to changing circumstances. As a pipe layer, you will work with various types of pipe laying jobs, which means you need to be flexible. You express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing. You fully support our environmental identity and our core values: quality, commitment, and responsiveness.

Your Experience

We are looking for someone with a background in construction work; if you also have knowledge of water and sewage, that is a significant advantage. A few years of professional experience is beneficial, but we place great importance on your commitment, your willingness to develop within construction and pipe laying, and that you meet the following requirements for the position:

• Experience in construction work on land; experience with external water and sewage is an advantage
• Completed high school education (preferably in construction and civil engineering)
• Computer proficiency (as we work with digital reporting)
• Class B driver's license
• Experience in plastic welding is an advantage

Do you want to help drive environmentally smart solutions in societal development? Welcome with your application!

Read more about our ongoing work: https://www.vasyd.se/Driftinformation (https://www.vasyd.se/Driftinformation)

Who is VA SYD?

VA SYD is one of Sweden's largest water and waste organizations, making significant investments in sustainable sewage treatment and driving environmentally smart solutions in societal development. Our operations run around the clock, serving over half a million customers and generating one and a half billion SEK in revenue annually. We purify, quality assure, and deliver drinking water and manage what is flushed down our sewers to protect seas and waterways. We handle heavy rainfall by creating creative solutions for the flow of water and collect waste for recycling and reuse. We motivate and inspire our customers to make smart environmental choices.

Additional Information

At VA SYD, we work with a competency-based recruitment process. This means that all applicants are assessed based on the same criteria and prioritized competencies. Our interviews focus on the competencies that are important for the role, which include professional experience, knowledge, and behaviors. This way, we can match the right candidate for the role and make an effective and fair selection.

VA SYD conducts essential operations and therefore places high demands on security and confidentiality awareness among our employees. Some of our positions are security classified, which means that you as an applicant may need to undergo a security clearance before employment in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585). Some of our positions may also involve military placement.