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Daniel Codling

Daniel Codling

Manchester,Greater Manchester

Summary

Driven gas operative with 20+ years experience. Service and main layer and also ELR team leader . Been team leader 10 years delivering company's core values while tending to customers needs .

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work history

GNO 1

Transco/ John Kennedy
Rochdale, Lancashire
03.2003 - 08.2003
  • Read and understood utility plans and technical documentation to deliver accurate results.
  • Dug holes, trenches and ditches at desired locations to exact specifications.
  • Carried out reactive and emergency maintenance and repairs to service and main systems.
  • Assisted team leader with gas instillation of services to customer properties
  • assisted in setting up of traffic management and sign,lighting and guarding of excavations

Gas network operative

Balfour Beatty
Manchester, Lancashire
10.2004 - 04.2006
  • Dug holes, trenches and ditches at desired locations to exact specifications.
  • Adhered to site health and safety guidelines, maintaining safe, secure working environments.
  • assisted team leader in installation of gas services to customers properties
  • assisted team leader in alterations of gas services on customers properties
  • Installed raisers to flats using steel
  • setting up of sign,lighting and guarding of excavations
  • back-filling of excavations

Gas network operative

May gurney/ national grid
Manchester, Lancashire
04.2006 - 06.2008
  • Attended out-of-hours calls promptly to maintain excellent service provisions.
  • Delivered excellent customer service during call-outs and repair of gas mainlines and services
  • Assisting team leader in repair of leaks on Gas distribution network
  • assisting team leader in installation of gas services to customer properties/ businesses
  • setting up of sign,lighting and guarding of excavations to nrswa
  • back-filling of private excavations to high standard

Drainage Groundworker

General Underground Services
Warrington, Cheshire
06.2008 - 02.2009
  • Cleared and jetted blocked gullies and drains to alleviate Flow
  • Safely and effectively unblocked drains and gullies through excavation and repair.
  • Dug trenches and backfilled ground for pipe installation.
  • Used shovels, hole diggers and trenching equipment to complete manual site work.
  • Confirmed correct road signage was in place and clearly visible.
  • replacing of man holes, lid and frames .
  • benching out of man holes
  • call out rota

Gas network operative

Gallaghers
Manchester, Lancashire
02.2009 - 08.2009
  • worked on gas main laying operations
  • installation of upgrading of gas services to aid in main laying procedures
  • Installation of steel risers to flats
  • setting out of signing, lighting and guarding to nrswa
  • setting up of traffic management
  • Dug trenches and backfilled ground for gas main installation.

GNO2/ service layer

BCH CIVILS
Manchester, Lancashire
08.2009 - 10.2011
  • worked on gas main laying operations
  • installation of upgrading of gas services to aid in main laying procedures
  • setting out of signing, lighting and guarding to nrswa
  • setting up of traffic management
  • Dug trenches and backfilled ground for gas main installation.
  • site customer liaison position
  • dealing with customer complaints
  • explaining work roll out to customers

Repair Engineer/ gas service layer

National Grid
Manchester, Lancashire
10.2011 - 01.2019
  • Attended out-of-hours calls promptly to maintain excellent service provisions.
  • Delivered excellent customer service during call-outs and repair of gas mainlines and services
  • undertake repair of leaks on Gas distribution network
  • in charge of team in installation of gas services to customer properties/ businesses
  • setting up of sign,lighting and guarding of excavations to nrswa
  • back-filling of private excavations to high standard
  • updating of gas readings for osgem
  • input of data for pipelines
  • mentoring of new starters
  • teaching un-skilled operatives in policies and procedures of company

Gas service layer/ main layer

R&R utilities
Manchester, Lancashire
01.2019 - 09.2021
  • installation of new gas services to customers property
  • installation of gas services to commercial properties
  • alterations of gas services on customer properties
  • gas service cut offs to domestic and commercial properties
  • Installations of risers , manifolds for flats
  • laying of new gas mains and gas services for new properties
  • setting out of signing,lighting and guarding to nrswa
  • setting up traffic management

Plumber's Mate

Gas Check
Manchester, Lancashire
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Identified diverse plumbing faults effectively and efficiently to provide swift resolutions.
  • Renovated systems within commercial and private properties.
  • Diagnosed and repaired problems with household appliances connected to plumbing system.
  • Tested plumbing systems, located leakages and repaired faults.
  • Measured, cut, bent and threaded piping into correct configurations.
  • Completed new installations, repairs and maintenance work on interior and exterior piping systems.
  • Completed professional installations of hot and cold water systems in residential settings.

Skilled Operative

Galliford Try
Lymm, Warrington
04.2022 - 07.2024
  • Cleaned up sites after shifts, organising tools and securing supplies in designated storage units.
  • Kept safe, organised workspaces by closely monitoring site operations.
  • Improved site workflow, performing building, construction and assembly duties quickly and accurately.
  • Safely loaded and unloaded daily deliveries, maintaining optimal materials' quality and condition.
  • Established on-site security by fitting sturdy barriers around site perimeter.
  • Supplied construction managers with materials to aid on-site production.
  • Carried out activities in line with work schedule.

Main layer

BCH civils
BCH Civils Ltd. Smedley Old Dye Works. Smedley Lan, Greater manchester
08.2023 - 12.2024

Main layer upto 180mm

Laying of new mains by open cut

Insertion of mains

Prepping of main pulls

Setting out of site

Marking out utilities with cat and genny

Live insertion of mains

Liaising with authorising engineer

Processing cdm and supervision of gang

Dealing with customers about gas off and on times

Excavation of main pits and service trenches

Service renewals and transfers

Team leader

Cadent Gas
Cadent , Mersey road north, failsworth , m35 9ff, Greater Manchester
12.2023 - 08.2024


· Attending gas leaks

· Groundwork

· Excavations and reinstatements

· Utilising appropriate signing, lighting and guarding

· Ensuring cable avoidance

· Delivering equipment and tools where required

· Patrol and plant protection

· Working on deep excavations up to 2.5m

· Working on a standby rota system


RP

Forkers
Crick, Northamptonshire
08.2024 - 02.2025
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • brief gang on daily tasks
  • installing of nerts ducting and cable
  • installation of drainage and nfd
  • safety brief gang
  • liaise with client on safety
  • importing of data using gps
  • to ensure safe working practices
  • installation of chambers and ironworks

Pipelayer/ slinger signaller

Kilway
Runcorn, Halton
02.2025 - Current
  • Collaborated with contractors and site managers for seamless project execution.
  • Backfilled trenches after pipeline system completion, restoring work sites.
  • Ensured accurate placement of pipes with meticulous measuring techniques.
  • Identified potential issues via thorough equipment inspections, preventing downtime.
  • installation of air valves
  • butt-welding
  • steel works
  • trench support up to 10m

Education

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy
Oldham
05.2014

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Trafford College
Stretford
08/2019 - 10/2019

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy
Oldham
06.2012

NVQ Level 1 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy
Oldham
06.2012

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy
Oldham
05.2010

NVQ Level 1 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy
Oldham
05.2003

NVQ Level 1 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy
Oldham
05.2003

GCSEs - Maths

Hopwood Hall College
Rochdale
05.2001

GCSEs - English

Hopwood Hall College
Rochdale
05.2001

GCSEs - Science

Hopwood Hall College
Rochdale
05.2001

GCSEs - Psychology

Hopwood Hall College
Rochdale
05.2001

Skills

  • NCO 1
  • NCO 2
  • Gas main layer 180mm
  • water hygiene
  • water shea
  • Asbestos awareness
  • meter disconnection
  • servi-flex trained
  • live insertion trained
  • steve vick rapid service isolation
  • Team supervision
  • Full UK driving license
  • Manual handling
  • Maintenance and repairs
  • CSCS card holder
  • Risk assessments
  • Data Entry
  • First Aid/CPR
  • EUSR Gas Passport
  • C-scope trained
  • Cat and genny
  • confined spaces trained
  • npors slinger/signaller
  • gwo slinger/signaller
  • gwo basic safety
  • abrasive wheels
  • npors spillage

Timeline

Pipelayer/ slinger signaller

Kilway
02.2025 - Current

RP

Forkers
08.2024 - 02.2025

Team leader

Cadent Gas
12.2023 - 08.2024

Main layer

BCH civils
08.2023 - 12.2024

Skilled Operative

Galliford Try
04.2022 - 07.2024

Plumber's Mate

Gas Check
09.2021 - 04.2022

Gas service layer/ main layer

R&R utilities
01.2019 - 09.2021

Repair Engineer/ gas service layer

National Grid
10.2011 - 01.2019

GNO2/ service layer

BCH CIVILS
08.2009 - 10.2011

Gas network operative

Gallaghers
02.2009 - 08.2009

Drainage Groundworker

General Underground Services
06.2008 - 02.2009

Gas network operative

May gurney/ national grid
04.2006 - 06.2008

Gas network operative

Balfour Beatty
10.2004 - 04.2006

GNO 1

Transco/ John Kennedy
03.2003 - 08.2003

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Trafford College
08/2019 - 10/2019

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy

NVQ Level 1 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy

NVQ Level 2 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy

NVQ Level 1 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy

NVQ Level 1 - Utilities

Hollinwood Academy

GCSEs - Maths

Hopwood Hall College

GCSEs - English

Hopwood Hall College

GCSEs - Science

Hopwood Hall College

GCSEs - Psychology

Hopwood Hall College
Daniel Codling