Leakage Technician

Network Plus; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A utility and infrastructure service provider is seeking candidates for roles across the United Utilities area, including regions like Manchester and Cheshire. Responsibilities include interacting with teams and customers, achieving DMA exit levels, and using tools like GARD for feedback. Ideal candidates should have a good understanding of DMA maps and excellent timekeeping skills. A competitive salary and full benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Ability to achieve DMA exit levels.
• Good understanding of reading a DMA map.
• Good timekeeping and housekeeping with tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Interact with UU and dig team agents.
• Explain procedures needed to complete work on private land.
• Use GARD (smartphone system) for delivering feedback.

Skills

Conventional sounding

Leak noise correlation

Ground microphone

Cat and generator

Customer liaison

EUSR water hygiene certificate

Unit 2 sign, lighting and guarding accreditation

Job description

Description

We have roles available across the United Utilities area. i.e. Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve DMA exit levels
• Interact with UU and dig team agents
• Have a good understanding of reading a DMA map
• Interact with customer and explaining any procedures needed to complete work on private land
• We are looking for someone who has good timekeeping and good housekeeping with tools and equipment
• We are looking for someone to use GARD (smartphone system) to deliver all feedback for commercial and, where necessary, reinstatement feedback

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Conventional sounding
• Leak noise correlation
• Ground microphone
• Cat and generator
• Customer liaison
• A valid EUSR water hygiene certificate and unit 2 sign, lighting and guarding accreditation will also be an advantage

Job Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.