Customer Incident Responder

Thames Water Utilities Limited; London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company seeks a Customer Incident Responder to join their operational response team in London. This field-based role involves supporting customers during incidents and managing water supply operations. Candidates should have a full UK driving licence, strong communication skills, and a focus on health and safety standards. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

24 days holiday per year

Performance-related bonus

Generous Pension Scheme

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or utilities is desirable.
• Comfortable working independently in remote environments.
• Aware of health, safety, and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Responding to incidents and supporting customers.
• Setting up bottled water stations across the region.
• Managing on-site teams for safe operations.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Full UK driving licence and confident driver

Strong communication skills

Physically fit

Basic IT skills

Customer-focused

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to make a real impact in your community? We’re looking for a hands-on, customer-focused individual to join our operational response team as a Customer Incident Responder. This is a field-based role at the heart of Thames Water's incident response operations. You’ll be part of a fast-moving unit that protects public health and maintains customer trust during service disruptions. Whether responding to emergencies or preparing for future incidents, you’ll help ensure our customers stay informed, supported, and supplied with water when they need it most.

Responsibilities

• Responding to incidents and supporting customers, including vulnerable groups
• Setting up and managing bottled water stations across the Thames Water region
• Developing site-specific plans for key locations such as hospitals, schools, and prisons
• Supporting customer communication and response efforts during incidents
• Driving and maintaining a company van, adhering to all road safety regulations
• Leading and supporting on-site teams to ensure safe and coordinated operations
• Carrying out proactive, customer-focused tasks when not responding to incidents
• Always ensuring compliance with health, safety, and hygiene standards

Location and Working Pattern

Location: This is a field-based role primarily covering the Thames Water region between Reading and Dartford. While your base location may be one of our operational sites, your starting point should be within the Thames Water area.

Working Pattern: This role works on a 16-week shift pattern with rotating shift times between 06:00 and 22:00. There is also a requirement for weekend working on a rotating basis.

Qualifications and Skills

• Full UK driving licence and confident driver
• Physically fit and capable of manual handling tasks
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, especially under pressure and during customer-facing incidents
• Comfortable working independently in remote and high-pressure environments and outdoors in all weather
• Basic IT skills for using portable devices
• Customer-focused with a helpful attitude
• Aware of health, safety, and hygiene standards
• Experience in customer service or utilities is desirable

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to.

About Thames Water

We’re the UK's largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We aim to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Inclusion and Accessibility

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

Crises and Training

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Application Note

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary from £26,000 to £31,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related bonus
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to benefits for health, wellbeing, and finances

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