Experienced Leakage Technician - United Utilities

RPS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking environmental consultancy as an Experienced Leakage Technician. This role involves investigating clean water networks, identifying leaks, and supporting maintenance teams. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, you'll have the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment. This position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, along with opportunities for personal and professional growth. If you're passionate about making a difference in water management, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in water networks is essential.
• Competent in utility tracing and noise logging.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations of water networks to identify leaks.
• Utilize equipment for pinpointing leak locations.

Skills

Water Network Experience

Utility Tracing

Noise Logging

Asset Surveying

Competent IT Skills

Education

EUSR Water Hygiene Card

EUSR DOMS Card

NRSWA Unit 2 Accreditation

Job description

Experienced Leakage Technician - United Utilities

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RPS are seeking Experienced Leakage Technicians for our United Utilities contract covering Greater Manchester. This is a 12month Contract with possibility it may be extended. Technicians will be expected to conduct detailed investigation of clean water networks to identify leakage and unaccounted for consumption to achieve the client’s targets. This is truly a great opportunity for an individual to develop their skills and experience with one of the UK’s leading Environmental Consultancies.

We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design, and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. And where you’ll be supported every step of the way. Here is where you come to build a career.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Conduct detailed investigation of the water network to identify leakage & unaccounted for consumption.
• Utilise equipment to pinpoint leak location and promotion of repairs, on both public and private ground.
• Attend and support maintenance teams as and when required.
• Step testing and Pressure Zero Testing of water network.
• Detailed reporting via data collection apps.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Prior water network experience (required)
• Competent technician with experience or understanding of correlation, ground mic, quantification, and step testing.
• Be able to demonstrable experience working in a similar role.
• Fully competent in utility tracing, noise logging and asset surveying
• EUSR water hygiene card (desired)
• EUSR DOMS card (desired)
• NRSWA Unit 2 accreditation (desired)
• Ability to work pan-Scotland. (required)
• Competent IT skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence (required)
  
  

Health and Safety

You May Have To Do The Following

• Lifting heavy inspection covers
• Work in all weathers which could include night work.
• Please note drugs and alcohol testing is undertaken for this role*
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a competitive salary plus extensive benefits.

We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Here you’ll find true support and encouragement. We’re an accredited training provider and we support learning and development for everyone. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

RPS, a Tetra Tech Company

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.

What happens next?

Selection will be a one stage interview, either in person or via MS teams. All applications will be considered.

We know we develop better solutions together. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

Recruitment Agencies We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.

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