Strategic Asset Technician

South West Water; Northbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional water services provider is seeking a Strategic Asset Technician to maintain essential assets and ensure high-quality service in Northbourne. This full-time, permanent position involves hands-on maintenance tasks such as servicing reservoirs and pumping stations, working in compliance with safety standards, and addressing both planned and emergency situations. The ideal candidate will support the operational team, showcasing a proactive attitude and strong problem-solving skills in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance tasks on network assets.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety & Security policies.
• Familiarity with inspection tools such as CCTV.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on service reservoirs and pumping stations.
• Plan and deliver routine reservoir cleaning.
• Contribute to water distribution operations and leak management.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Problem-solving

Safety focus

Job description

Job Description

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.

What You'll Be Doing:

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 h...