Metering Technician

ANGLIAN WATER; Bedford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A utilities company in Bedford is seeking a Meter Technician. You will manage your own workload while obtaining accurate water meter readings and providing excellent customer service. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible hours, and comprehensive benefits including a pension scheme and private healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Life cover at 8x salary

Personal accident cover

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or hospitality preferred.
• Ability to walk 3 to 8 miles per day.
• Uniform and van provided.

Responsibilities

• Manage own workload.
• Obtain accurate readings from water meters.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Customer focus

Professional image

Basic IT skills

Job description

Overview

£27,083 + use of company vehicle, with the potential to achieve more on target earnings

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

37 hours per week - Flexible hours between 6:30 and 20:00, including some hours on a Saturday when required to meet customer needs

Location: Flitwick/Ampthill/Bedford - You would need to be based within 30 minutes of these locations

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What you’ll be doing

As our Meter Technician you will manage your own workload so will feel like you are your own boss with the support of a big organisation behind you. Your day-to-day activities will include:

• Obtain accurate readings from water meters
• Carry out meter exchanges – (Full training will be provided)
• Collect meter data
• Provide excellent customer service

What you’ll be entitled to

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Personal private health care
• Annual bonus scheme
• 25 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary

What does it take to be successful?

Experience in retail or hospitality being on your feet would be great! As well as:

• Customer focussed individuals
• A professional image is very important - we will provide you with a uniform and van
• The role can be physically demanding as you will walk in the region of 3 to 8 miles per day
• You will also use a handheld computer to carry out your work, so basic IT skills are required

Hours

You are responsible for organising your own time and have the flexibility to plan your own day to meet the meter reading targets. Working a 37-hour week. Your hours are flexible between the working window of 6:30 to 20:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays; this includes early morning starts and late evenings until 8pm as this is when our customers are most likely to be at home.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 30th September 2025

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