Lanes Group
Customer Advisor
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About the Role
Location: Vocun Yard, Stoney Gate Road, Spondon, DE21 7RX
Salary: From £27,000
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
No weekend working required
Start Date: ASAP
Responsibilities
- Acting as the first point of contact for customer complaints relating to the STW Clean Water contract.
- Logging complaints accurately onto the BigChange system and carrying out an initial investigation.
- Contacting customers to acknowledge complaints, gather additional information and provide updates on next steps.
- Coordinating with operational teams and arranging site visits where required.
- Using multiple internal systems, including Severn Trent systems, E20, Capital App and BigChange, to investigate and track cases.
- Determining whether complaints fall within the remit of the business and directing enquiries to the appropriate organisation where necessary.
- Liaising with field teams, supervisors and internal stakeholders to gather evidence and resolve customer concerns.
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring all complaint information is documented correctly.
- Managing challenging conversations professionally and confidently while maintaining a positive customer experience.
- Ensuring complaints are progressed efficiently and resolved within agreed timescales.
- Supporting continuous improvement by identifying recurring issues and trends.
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Experience and Qualifications Required for the Role
- Previous experience in a customer service, complaints handling, administration or coordination role.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong investigative and problem-solving abilities with a natural attention to detail.
- Ability to work across multiple systems and manage information from various sources.
- Confident handling difficult or challenging customer conversations.
- Ability to remain calm, professional and empathetic under pressure.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple cases simultaneously.
- Good IT skills, including experience using several software platforms.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Desirable
- Experience within the utilities, water, construction or infrastructure sectors.
- Previous complaints investigation experience.
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What You Will Get in Return
In joining Sapphire Utility Solutions as part of the Lanes Group, the UK's largest independent provider, we are committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritises the well-being, growth and safety of our employees. Through continuous training, professional development opportunities and a supportive environment that values every individual's unique contribution, we empower our team to uphold the highest standards of integrity, collaboration and inclusivity.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and supportive team, where no two days are the same. The role offers the chance to make a genuine difference to customer experience while developing valuable skills in investigation, stakeholder management and operational coordination.
The Lanes Group plc comprises a range of established service provider subsidiaries, which complement the specialist services of Lanes by both work type and geography, increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community.
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