Leakage Inspector

Kelda Group Limited 0000411940 - Kelda Group Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services company in Leeds seeks an Experienced Leakage Inspector to join the Water Distribution team. This role focuses on proactively investigating leaks using advanced detection technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience in leak detection, work well with partners, and have flexibility in working hours. If you are passionate about environmental sustainability and delivering excellent customer service, apply now!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company van

Annual incentive related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with leak detection using various techniques.
• NRSWA, Water Hygiene, and Manual Handling training.
• Must live within a 20-mile radius of Leeds.

Responsibilities

• Investigate DMAs issued and promote leakage reduction.
• Conduct risk assessment and ensure customer safety.
• Maintain strong relationships with service partners.

Skills

Leak detection and resolution using acoustic sounding equipment

Use leak sound correlation equipment

Designing and implementing step tests

Full clean driving licence

Ability to work unsociable hours

Tools

Hydrophones

Acoustic loggers

Netbase (Latis Lite)

Job description

Leakage Inspector

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience of £27,916 - £34,562
• A Company van
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Leakage Inspector progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
• Location: Knostrop WWTW, Knowsthorpe Lane, Leeds, LS9 0PJ

(Applicants must live within a 20 mile radius of the base location, LS9 0PJ)

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week. Important Note: You'll be required to work a minimum of 3 nights in a 4-week period.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Experienced Leakage Inspector to join the Water Distribution team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

DMA Leakage Inspectors are responsible for proactively investigating 'Distribution Monitored Areas' using acoustic detection equipment to identify, pinpoint and promote leaks on our distribution network to our service partners for repair. If you have a passion for solving problems, working outdoors (and working at night), understanding how the clean water network operates, dealing with customers and utilising the latest detection technologies, then this role may be for you.

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Water Distribution are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As a Leakage Inspector, you will carry out leak detection and investigation activities on the Water Network to locate and promote leakage to be repaired by our service partners. You will demonstrate the ability to work hard as part of a wider team, solve problems and be thorough to deliver sustainable leakage reduction for Yorkshire Water. This will enable Yorkshire Water to hit challenging Leakage reduction targets.

You will learn or be experienced in a variety of leakage detection techniques such as sounding, correlating, step testing and utilising new leakage technologies, as well as how to differentiate usage from leakage and other network sounds. You'll be expected to carry out dynamic risk assessments and POWRA's to ensure all activities are safe and delivered with minimal customer impact and develop an understanding and capability of available corporate systems.

Where you fit in:

As our Leakage Inspector you will

• Effectively and proactively investigate DMAs issued, locate and promote leakage which contributes to the reduction in area leakage levels
• Account for usage to eliminate non leakage from the leakage reporting process
• Risk assessments to ensure all activities are safe and delivered with minimal customer impact
• Validate and quantify all work promoted to service partners to ensure optimal leakage reduction
• Create and maintain strong relationships with Field and service partner personnel to help support with leakage reduction and ensure jobs are resolved
• Take ownership of private leakage jobs and manage them through to resolution
• Take responsibility for own health and safety and the health and safety of others through leadership by example and reporting through corporate systems

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Leak detection and resolution using acoustic sounding equipment (listening sticks and ground microphones)
• Use leak sound correlation equipment, including the ability to use filters, carry out velocity checks and use hydrophones
• Leak detection utilising fixed and lift and shift acoustic loggers
• Use correlating loggers (Enigma and Sound Sens) and be able to successfully interpret the information they provide
• Designing and implementing step tests
• Use Netbase (Latis Lite) to understand DMA day/night usage patterns, potential leaks and reductions due to repairs
• Effectively quantify and validate leakage
• Zero pressure testing, Zone integrity tests & Pressure logging
• Ability to work unsociable hours (i.e. nights and weekends)
• NRSWA, Water Hygiene and Manual Handling training
• Full clean driving licence
• Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you've got experience in Leakage Inspector and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Closing Date - 3rd December

Interviews - week commencing 8th December

Start Date - January / February 2026

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre‑employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third‑Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.