Lead Water Technician

Kier Group plc; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector is seeking a Lead Water Technician to join their Southwest Water team in Barnstaple. The role involves supporting the delivery of water and wastewater services, ensuring high-quality standards and safety in operations. Candidates should have utilities experience and a valid UK driver's license, with comprehensive training provided to those willing to enhance their skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive training provided

Diverse and inclusive work culture

Flexible benefit options

Qualifications

• Previous Utilities experience preferred.
• Valid Full UK Drivers Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Support repairs and maintenance services for water and wastewater.
• Update job documentation using a tablet.
• Participate in a rapid response team for clean water restoration.

Skills

Utilities experience

Willingness to upskill

Job description

We're looking for a Lead Water Technician to join our Southwest Water team based in Barnstaple.

Location: Barnstaple - Depot Based

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

What will you be responsible for?

As a Lead Water Technician, you'll be working within the Southwest Water team, supporting them in working on repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services. Importantly, as part of our close-knit team, you will also play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of health and safety, creating a secure and protected work environment which is always the highest priority at Kier.

What does the day-to-day in the role look like?

Your day-to-day will include:

• Undertake planned or reactive work as directed from water services to large diameter mains
• Ensure levels of productivity working within timescales and to targets
• Ensure that all relevant documentation is updated on each job using a tablet
• Be a part of a rapid response team that works around the clock to deliver and restore clean water

What are we looking for?

This role is great for you if:

• You have previous Utilities experience
• You hold a valid Full UK Drivers Licence
• You are willing to upskill - comprehensive training will be provided

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information about benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.