Strategic Leakage Engineer

South East Water; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stakeholder pension

5 weeks holiday

Cycle to work

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Job summary

South East Water in Maidstone is seeking a Strategic Leakage Engineer to turn raw leakage data into optimisation solutions. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and analytics, partnering with hydraulic specialists to plan DMA meter replacements and lead capital schemes from paper to shovel.

The position requires a technically sharp, data-fluent engineer who can extract insights from Maximo and existing plans, communicating network changes to Operational teams and delivering projects

Qualifications

• A technical qualification and/or a relevant degree, or sufficient water network experience.
• Ability to manipulate and interpret datasets from company systems, translating hydraulic and leakage data into actionable insights for network optimisation.
• Strong IT skills, with proficiency in hydraulic modelling software and data management systems, ensuring accuracy in asset information, logging and forecasting.
• Excellent communication skills for managing information between consultants and liaising with SEW departments.
• Proficiency in hydraulic modelling and project management.
• A good understanding of the component parts of regulatory reported leakage and the techniques used to reduce leakage on a water network.
• An understanding of the operational and asset management aspects of the business.

Responsibilities

• Liaison between South East Water (SEW) departments.
• Managing projects and forecasting in conjunction with budgets for optimisation strategies.
• Scoping minor improvement works to issue to Engineering.
• Determining data requirements, including pre and post-scheme logging.
• Collating asset information, such as as-laid plans and Maximo requirements.
• Evaluating scheme benefits.
• Performing data analysis.
• Communicating all network changes to Operational teams.
• Assisting in planning the replacement of DMA meters.
• Assisting with strategic scheme selection and construction.
• Managing the flow of information to and from consultants.

Skills

Data analysis

Hydraulic modelling

Project management

Data management

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Summary: As our Strategic Leakage Engineer, you’ll tackle complex network challenges head-on, turning raw supply data into high-value optimisation solutions. Working at the intersection of engineering and analytics, you’ll partner with our hydraulic specialists to pinpoint inefficiencies, strategically plan DMA meter replacements, and lead capital schemes from paper to shovel. We’re looking for a technically sharp, data-fluent engineer who thrives on project delivery, someone who can dive into Maximo and as-laid plans, extract insights, and turn them into resilient infrastructure.

Main responsibilities

• Liaison between South East Water (SEW) departments.
• Managing projects and forecasting in conjunction with budgets for optimisation strategies.
• Scoping minor improvement works to issue to Engineering.
• Determining data requirements, including pre and post-scheme logging.
• Collating asset information, such as as-laid plans and Maximo requirements.
• Evaluating scheme benefits.
• Performing data analysis.
• Communicating all network changes to Operational teams.
• Assisting in planning the replacement of DMA meters.
• Assisting with strategic scheme selection and construction.
• Managing the flow of information to and from consultants.

Skills / Qualifications / Experience

• A technical qualification and/or a relevant degree, or sufficient water network experience
• Ability to manipulate and interpret datasets from company systems, translating hydraulic and leakage data into actionable insights for network optimisation.
• Strong IT skills, with proficiency in hydraulic modelling software and data management systems, ensuring accuracy in asset information, logging and forecasting.
• Excellent communication skills for managing information between consultants and liaising with SEW departments.
• Proficiency in hydraulic modelling and project management.
• A good understanding of the component parts of regulatory reported leakage and the techniques used to reduce leakage on a water network.
• An understanding of the operational and asset management aspects of the business.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

Compensation package: up to £40,000 p.a (dependent on experience)

We supply top-quality drinking water to 2.3 million customers in the southeast of England. Through a network of 9,000 miles of pipe, we deliver 544 million litres of water every day. It's the skill and expertise of our employees that ensures our water meets the highest standards. We make sure we can meet the needs of our customers both now and in the future.