NWG (Northumbrian Water Group)
Leakage Technician
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Job Description
Customer Leakage Technician
Working hours – 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements will be considered)
Permanent
Salary – £27,833 - £32,745
Location – Cramlington, Northumberland
We’ve an amazing opportunity to come and join our team of leakage technicians who are responsible for identifying and locating leaks on our water mains and service pipes using advanced detection techniques, including mobile technology.
As a Leakage Technician, you play a vital role in helping to maintain a reliable water supply for our customers. To effectively cover the operational area, we are particularly interested in candidates who live within Tyne and Northumberland.
You’ll be responsible for conducting a range of leak detection activities to resolve issues promptly. You will provide an exceptional service to our customers, explaining findings and solutions.
We will provide you with training and support to develop in this role. You will also receive a fully equipped van to respond quickly when our analysts identify potential leakage issues across our region. You will be required to work productively and accurately against set targets. At times you will provide face to face leakage assistance to our customers, managing their expectations in line with our policies, procedures, and operational requirements.
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This role is both a reactive and proactive role. You’ll assist with planned leakage surveys whilst responding to urgent leak detection needs. As you develop your skills daily, you’ll use techniques like sounding, correlating, and noise logging to accurately identify hidden water leaks in our network. Your expertise will play a key role in maintaining our water supply to ensure minimal disruption for our customers.
We prioritise keeping water flowing and minimising waste, so our leakage technicians are active in all weather conditions and locations, from city centres to rural locations. Water is a 24/7 business, which means our team occasionally work evenings and weekends to ensure timely repairs and maintain customer satisfaction.
Please note, this role includes an operational contractual standby rota, and also comes with a van and fuel card for business use only and the van will be kept at your home location when not in use.
About You
If you have proven experience in delivering outstanding customer service, and strong problem-solving skills then we want to hear from you.
Once trained you will be expected to work independently, walking long distances daily, which requires a high level of self-motivation. Our Water Operations Leakage team includes colleagues who have not previously worked in the water industry. A positive attitude and adaptable skill set are essential for this role.
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We are seeking hard-working, flexible, and technically minded individuals who would like a role that offers variety and the opportunity to work outdoors.
You will be competent with the use of mobile technology including smartphones/tablet and demonstrate a passion for engaging with customers.
You will need a full UK manual driving licence to enable you to complete this role.
This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test.
Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.
Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment
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