Strategic Asset Technician

Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company seeks a proactive Strategic Asset Technician for a full-time, permanent position in Bournemouth. The role involves maintaining a variety of water supply assets, participating in maintenance tasks, and ensuring safety and compliance. Candidates should have proven experience in the water supply sector, relevant certifications, and strong customer service skills. This position offers the opportunity to be part of a team dedicated to delivering high-quality drinking water and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Good educational background in English and Maths.
• Willingness to participate in the call-out and standby rotas.
• Driving licence required with ability to tow trailers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain assets and support operational activities in water distribution.
• Carry out maintenance on network assets including reservoirs and valves.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Build relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Participate in planned and reactive maintenance tasks.

Skills

Proven experience in a water supply environment

Electrical Utility Staff Registration (EUSR) Water Hygiene Certificate

Ability to deliver work to regulatory deadlines

Customer service skills

Familiarity with GIS systems

Education

GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths

Job description

Strategic Asset Technician – Bournemouth

An exciting opportunity has become available for a proactive and safety-focused Strategic Asset Technician to join our team in Bournemouth on a full time, permanent basis. You'll play a key role in maintaining our assets, supporting operational activities, and ensuring we continue to deliver high-quality drinking water and excellent customer service. This is a varied, hands‑on role that involves planned and reactive work, problem‑solving, and participation in standby and call‑out rotas.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow all Health, Safety & Security policies and standards at all times.
• Carry out maintenance tasks on a wide range of network assets, including service reservoirs, pressure reducing valves, network fittings and pumping stations.
• Plan and deliver routine and reactive reservoir cleaning.
• Use inspection tools such as CCTV and ROV equipment.
• Work in line with all QMS procedures and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of them.
• Ensure environmental protection requirements are met during maintenance activities.
• Support supply interruption mitigation techniques, both in planned and reactive situations, including out‑of‑hours deployment.
• Contribute to wider water distribution operations such as trunk main walking, mains flushing, and non‑highway excavations for leaks or asset access.
• Undertake valve and fitting servicing and replacements.
• Prevent contamination during all tasks and know how to respond in the event of an incident.
• Participate in call‑out and standby rotas as required.
• Maintain positive relationships with customers, colleagues, public authorities and other stakeholders through high levels of customer service.
• Work at height and in confined spaces; a full, valid driving licence is required, along with the ability and willingness to tow large trailers when operationally necessary.

Key Requirements

• A good standard of education, including GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• Electrical Utility Staff Registration (EUSR) Water Hygiene Certificate.
• Ability to deliver work to regulatory deadlines, including reporting requirements.
• A flexible, adaptable approach to daily tasks, with the ability to respond quickly to incidents.
• Proven experience in a water supply environment.
• Ability to maintain buildings and structures.
• A background in delivering high‑quality internal and external customer service.
• Familiarity with GIS systems and related digital tools.
• Experience in utilities, pipeline construction or street works.
• Must live within 45 minutes of our operational area of supply.
• Full driving licence and willingness to tow large trailers as required.

Closing Date

11th December 2025