Assistant Field Technician

Kier Group; Leicester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is looking for an Assistant Field Technician to join their team in Ipswitch. This role involves deploying water leakage equipment, reading water maps, and interacting with customers. Full training will be provided, making this opportunity suitable for candidates without prior experience. Responsibilities include maintaining water supply systems and contributing to environmental goals, offering a meaningful entry into the vital water industry.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits

Nationally recognised training certifications

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training will be provided.
• Will receive training certifications like EUSR water hygiene and Blue Card.

Responsibilities

• Deploy water leakage equipment to detect leakage noises.
• Read and interpret water maps for data transfer.
• Interact with customers daily.

Skills

Full driving licence

Transferable skills

Education

Nationally recognised training certifications

Job description

We're looking for an Assistant Field Technician to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team based in Kings Lynn working on the Anglian Water Alliance.

Location: Ipswitch.

Hours: 40 hours per week.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

The water industry is an exciting and vital sector to join as we enter the new five-year (2025 - 2030) AMP8 regulatory period. It's the perfect time to step into a growing industry that offers innovative opportunities to shape a sustainable future, drive environmental impact and contribute to ambitious goals for clean water and resilient infrastructure.

This role is part of the IMRDS alliance (integrated maintenance, repair and development services), which maintain the water supply systems, handle emergencies like water bursts and develop new ways to better service customers.

Responsibilities

• Deploy water leakage equipment to listen underground to detect leakage noises from pipes so that data can be used to plan works across the region.
• Read and interpret water maps and transfer data to your tablets.
• Interact with customers on a daily basis.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training will be provided.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Will receive nationally recognised training such as EUSR water hygiene, Blue Card, Streetworks and Manual Handling training certifications to successfully carry out the role.
• Transferable skills are welcome; even if you don't tick every box, applications are encouraged.

Benefits

We are proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us.

We are a Disability Confident employer and will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria are offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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