Leakage Control Technician

Affinity Water Limited; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in the UK is seeking a Leakage Control Technician to join their team. The role involves conducting surveys and collaborating with internal departments to identify leakage. Candidates must possess experience in leakage methodologies and undertake physical activities. The position offers competitive pay, development opportunities, and includes various employee benefits. This role demands a dedicated individual capable of working independently and contributing to performance targets.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on skills and experience

Learning and development opportunities

Annual bonus scheme

Generous annual leave

Double match pension scheme

Enhanced family benefits

Wellbeing Centre access

Discounts on retail and insurance

Affinity days to volunteer

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience using leakage equipment is essential.
• Physical activity including walking, bending, and lifting is required.
• Keen hearing is necessary to detect leaks.
• A full driving license is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Conduct leakage detection surveys across the water mains network.
• Work collaboratively with internal customers and independently solve problems.
• Monitor performance towards leakage targets using mapping and telemetry software.

Skills

Use of leakage equipment and tools

Use of leakage methodologies and techniques

Use of leakage systems (Waternet and GIS)

Physical fitness

Job description

Affinity Water are looking for talented and driven individuals to join us as Leakage Control Technicians. This is a varied and challenging role within Asset Strategy, detecting leakage and unaccounted-for water in our network whilst providing an excellent experience to Affinity Water customers. Successful candidates will ensure that work is carried out safely and in compliance with company procedures and will take ownership within assigned District Metered Area’s (DMA’s) to deliver set leakage targets.

What you'll be doing

• Carry out Leakage detection surveys across our water mains network using various detection techniques across the Central company area. This area extends from Saffron Walden to Woking. Affinity Water supply area is available online if you wish to view it for yourself. We will endeavour to keep you in a region within that supply area but this could change depending on need of the business.

• Occasional travel made be requested to the other areas Affinity Water supply for which additional incentives are provided. These additional areas are Affinity Water East and Affinity Water South East.

• Work collaboratively with our internal customers to understand and facilitate their requirements.

• You will be required to work fully independently and use your own initiative to solve problems in the field and find effective solutions.

• This job does require lone working in a field-based environment

• You will work towards a set standard of performance which will be regularly monitored

• Use mapping and telemetry software to enhance surveys.

• Use works management systems to report and raise jobs

• Detect leakage and unaccounted for water in our network safely making sure that all hazards are reported daily and in real time.

• Communicate with other departments on any network corrections or when we raise certain work to be repaired.

Requirements

• Experienced in the use of leakage equipment and tools
• Experienced in the use of all leakage methodologies and techniques
• Experienced in the use of all leakage systems such as Waternet and GIS
• This role involves a fair amount of physical activity including a lot of walking, bending and some lifting of heavy objects.
• Manual handling training will be provided but a degree of physical fitness is needed.
• Keen hearing is also an essential to be able to identify noises that could indicate a leak
• Must hold a full driving licence

Full job description please email Hayley Savory - [e-mail]

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on skills and experience. Up to £46,023 (Basic £40,137 + Flex allowance £4,884 + leakage premium (nights) £1,002)
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.