Leakage Technician

Shou; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A water solutions company is seeking a Water Leakage Technician for multiple sites in the North East of England. The successful candidate will minimize leakage by performing various detection campaigns and must possess technical expertise in water network usage and leak detection equipment. This role offers a competitive salary, market-leading benefits, and stable long-term work within a company that has ambitious growth plans, promising exciting career opportunities for the future.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Market-leading benefits package

Company van provided

Qualifications

• Knowledge of water supply configurations and hydraulics.
• Technical expertise in all methods used to account for water network usage.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment such as leak detection equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive work to minimise leakage from water network assets.
• Utilise techniques such as listening, correlation, and acoustic logging to detect leaks.

Skills

Knowledge of water supply configurations

Technical expertise in water network usage

Knowledge of leak detection equipment

Problem solving skills

Good communication and relationship skills

Full, valid driving licence

Tools

Leak detection equipment

Acoustic logging equipment

Pipe tracing equipment

Job description

Water Leakage Technician

North East

Currently looking to recruit a Water Leakage Technician on a permanent basis to cover multiple sites across a geographical region in the North East.

In this role, the Water Leakage Technician will carry out planned and reactive work to minimise leakage from the water network assets. This is achieved by leakage detection campaigns by utilising a variety of techniques (listening, correlation, step testing, acoustic logging etc).

The successful candidate for this role will have:

• Knowledge of water supply configurations and hydraulics.
• Technical expertise in all methods used to account for water network usage.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment such as leak detection equipment, acoustic logging equipment and competence in pipe tracing equipment.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to innovate and adapt in difficult situations.
• Good communication and relationship skills.
• Full, valid driving licence and be comfortable driving a van (company van provided)

This role offers a highly competitive salary and market leading benefits package, long term stable work, and the opportunity to join a company with ambitious growth plans within the water industry providing exciting career opportunities for the years ahead.