Finlay Jude Associates Ltd
Contract Team Leader
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FJA are currently recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading provider of engineering, utilities, and consulting services, for an experienced Contract Team Leader to join their field-based team in Basingstoke.
Package / benefits in the role of Contract Team Leader:
- Competitive salary plus available overtime and annual bonus
- Permanent role with excellent career development opportunities
- Company vehicle and fuel card provided
- Fully collaborative work and team environment
Purpose And Scope Of The Contract Team Leader Role
We are seeking an organised, proactive Contract Team Leader to support leakage and network performance delivery across the South-East Water region. Working closely with Regional Leakage Managers, you will coordinate a team of Data Maintenance Technicians and help keep monitoring devices, systems and field-based activity running effectively.
This is a hands-on role spanning planning, operational control, data management and field support. You will manage tasks using in-house systems (Waternet), maintain accurate records, support incident response, track performance and contribute to delivery across complex workstreams.
You will strengthen team productivity, improve task flow and support reliable data and asset performance. You will help drive better operational control, reporting and delivery standards. Over time, you will build expertise across leakage operations, network performance and team leadership, with scope to grow within a significant and technically challenging environment.
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Core Capabilities required in the role of Contract Team Leader:
- Able to plan, prioritise and support multiple workstreams while keeping teams aligned and productive.
- Confident handling operational data, task tracking and reporting systems; Waternet experience is beneficial, with full training provided.
- Comfortable supporting technicians, site activity, audits and incident response in a fast-paced operational setting.
- Able to work effectively with internal teams, contractors and stakeholders, building trust through clarity and responsiveness.
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage records, logistics, compliance tasks and performance targets.
- You must either have experience in a comparable role, or have worked in a relevant field-based Technician role, now looking for a step up in your career.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required in the Contract Team Leader role:
- Experience in operational coordination, team support or field delivery
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Manual driving licence is essential.
- Waternet, Maximo or leakage network knowledge is desirable, but not essential.
- Relevant technical training or operational qualifications would be an advantage – EUSR Water Hygiene, Streetworks, Confined Spaces training etc.
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Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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