Assistant Leakage Technician

The Clancy Group; Grantham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction firm in the UK is looking for an Assistant Leakage Technician to help prevent water leakage and deliver excellent customer service. This entry-level role involves traveling to various sites, using maps to identify infrastructure, and interacting with customers. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, hardworking, and physically fit to handle outdoor tasks. A full UK driving licence is essential. This position offers competitive pay, training, and various benefits, including an employee discounts program.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance starting at 22 days

Employee discounts programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and hardworking individuals interested in a career in the water industry.
• Willingness to work occasional overtime including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to interact positively with customers.

Responsibilities

• Travel to different sites using a company van.
• Use water network maps to identify infrastructure locations.
• Interact with customers and site managers to deliver excellent service.
• Complete forms to gather information on fire tank usage.

Skills

Good customer service skills

Enthusiasm

Ability to work outdoors

Fit for lifting

Job description

12 months Fixed Term Contract £12.21 per hour

Grantham

We do what we say!

That’s why we need people like you, to help us deliver on our promises, people who enjoy getting things done.

As an Assistant Leakage Technician, you will play a vital role in protecting both the environment and our customers by helping to prevent/reduce water leakage across Anglian Water’s network.

Within this role, you will join up with the newly formed Customer Side Leakage Team. You will receive excellent training, use industry-leading technology, and be supported by experienced mentors who will guide you in becoming an expert in customer side leakage. This job prioritises the ability to work well in a customer facing role.

As part of the Customer Side Leakage Team, you will be tasked with going to businesses and other commercial properties, to assess their usage of fire mains/fire tanks.

This is a fantastic opportunity for those new to the industry and eager to gain valuable knowledge and experience in the water-industry. The role is entry-level.

What the role involves

• Travelling to different sites using a fully equipped company van.
• Using water network maps to identify infrastructure and asset locations (full training provided).
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions (PPE provided).
• Interacting with customers/site managers and delivering excellent service when approached (training provided).
• Completing forms to understand how often businesses are refilling fire tanks. They may also have sprinkler systems which may get drained/refilled.

We would love to hear from you if…

You are enthusiastic, hardworking and ambitious, with a genuine interest in building a career within the water industry. A willingness to work occasional overtime, including evenings and weekends, will also be important.

As part of the role, you should be fit and able to carry out some lifting, and happy to work outdoors in all weather conditions. A positive and adaptable approach will help you thrive in this environment.

Good customer service skills are essential, as you may be approached by members of the public while carrying out your duties, as well as needing to approach business owners/site managers. This is one of the main focuses of the role, we will provide training to ensure you feel confident in handling these situations.

We are looking for applicants living in and around the Peterborough area.

Finally, a full UK driving licence is required, as you will be travelling to different sites across the network in a fully equipped company vehicle.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 22 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.