Leakage Technician

Leakage Technician
Thames Valley – Reading, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Slough, Swindon, Oxford
Permanent
£28,000 - £32,000 (Depending on Experience) + Benefits
The Client
Our client is one of the UK’s leading water industry contractors supplying staff to Water Companies throughout the UK. They are continuing to grow and due to its success, they are looking for keen individuals who want to work in a fast growing and dynamic company.
The Role
Our client is looking for experienced leakage detection technicians, with a good working knowledge of acoustic surveying, including the use of leak noise correlators, ground microphones and acoustic logging, Experience is also desired for technicians experienced in such tasks as DMA Leakage reduction, Step-Testing, Validation, Network Valve Operations, customer side leakage, UFW investigations.
The role will initially start on an agency assignment for the first 6 months and will then go permanent upon successful completion of the 6 months.
Key Requirements
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Previous experience of network leakage detection & leakage reduction
* A positive – can do attitude
* Eagerness to learn
* Working on own initiative
* Ability to work outdoors
* Excellent customer service skills with the ability to deal directly with customers in a face-to-face environment
* Unit 2 Street Works Qualification
* IT skills and computer literacy desirable
Benefits
* Competitive Salary
* Company Van and Fuel card (dependent on role)
* Company Phone
* PPE (uniform)
* Night shift paid on top of salary for permanent nights – Contract dependent and discussed at interview stage
* Bonus’s available – Contract dependent and discussed at interview stage