Leakage Technician

Job Requisition Number                              5961                                                                               Work Type Permanent Job Function Operational Salary Range £29,285 - £33,277 + additional earnings of up to £3000 a year with standby & planned overtime

Base

Closing Date 

Ty Tywi

23:59 - 16th April 2024

 

What you’ll be responsible for

 

As a Leakage Technician you will:

 

• Lead on the reduction of leakage in areas with leakage issues, determining what people and methods will be required to deliver each specific project to a point of resolution where leakage is sustainably reduced, or Capital investment is identified to deliver a leakage reduction solution.
• The successful candidate is required to have excellent knowledge of water network hydraulic principles combined with the ability to apply this experience on any problematic network.
• Gaining ownership of DMA’s that have long standing leakage issues despite multiple detection interventions and identifying what method of detection would be required and which colleague has the experience to deliver this programme of works.
• Creation of a program of works to resolve long standing leakage issues within the defined DMA
• ensuring that activities, people and timelines have been identified to allow the specified project to be managed.
• Deliver the specified project to a point where leakage levels are sustainably reduced or
• Capital solutions are identified to reduce leakage.
• Support targeting meetings, advising on the best method of detection for an area.
• Delivery of pre-briefing and debriefing sessions to the detection teams.
• Support the up-skilling of leakage detection colleagues when required via leakage reduction projects.
• Make recommendations for the improvement of the potable network that will improve the
• stability of the network to reduce potential future leakage issues.
• To undertake other duties as necessary.

 

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Distribution Team
• Network Maintenance Team
• Water Demand Management team
• Water Engineering Management Team
• LAM
• Capital

External

• R&M/Metering Contractors
• Leakage detection supply chain
• Pressure Management supply chain
• Local Authority Highway Departments
• DCWW Customers

About you

 

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

 

• Educated to BTEC / HNC in a relevant subject or previous related experience of water network operation and maintenance.
• Relevant experience in the water industry ideally working in one or more of the following areas: distribution, leakage, hydraulics or customer service.
• Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word, PMAC, Libra, LMARS and SAP Production.
• The ability to develop positive working relationships across the Distribution team and wider organisation.
• The ability to communicate with external and internal bodies with regard to network / leakage performance.
• Able to demonstrate the Technical ability to identify network issues and implement improvements.
• Able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative with excellent attention to detail and able to work under pressure.

 

 

Good to know

 

• Full UK driving licence required
• Hybrid  working but mainly office based
• Monday to Thursday 8am - 4pm, Friday 8am - 3:30pm
• Requirement to participate in standby rota (1 in 6) and 260 hours of planned overtime with additional earning potential of up to £3000 a year

Benefits

 

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

 

•    Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)

•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions

•    Enhanced family friendly policies

•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes

•    Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping

•    Cycle to work scheme

•    Free on-site parking at all our sites

•    20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops

•    Car-leasing scheme

•    Health CashBack scheme

•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 p