What you’ll be doing
as a Strategic Field Technician:
1. Support and work with our third-party contractors in the completion of zonal meter replacements Dm meter replacements.
2. Fully support the Completion of checking key High Consequence Valves and High-Risk Valves to ensure our Business maintains business compliance.
3. Support our contractors with main isolation and infusions using PTW processes in the PRV servicing plan within Thames Valley & Home Counties each year.
4. Support our network colleagues during clean water events
5. Support our contractors in trunk main repairs through valve operations and network activity to minimise impact during this activity.
6. Support Major Projects that will involve complex network activity.
7. Support the Sahara leak detection plan where required and manage water quality understanding.
8. All works completed will involve compliance with water quality and ensuring a clear understanding of supply interruption. This is to be always demonstrated.
9. Clearly demonstrate the Thames Water values and behaviours in day-to-day work collaborations whilst carrying out day-to-day activities.
10. Support team and team members to demonstrate the team Thames vision.
11. Occasional night shift may be required, for which you will receive overtime payment.
What should you bring to the role?
12. Water network understanding, as well as a clear understanding of the key roles and responsibilities as noted above.
13. Be willing to work in a flexible manner and bring to the role a clear understanding of your developed network understanding of the Clean Water Network within the Thames Valley and Home Counties.
14. To work on your own as well as within a small team.
15. Ideally hold current certifications that cover Water Hygiene, NRSW unit 2, disinfection, sampling, flushing, valve operations, CALM and the current Licence to Operate (LTO)
16. Understand Permit to Work systems.
17. Hold a FULL UK driving licence as this position requires driving to different locations.
What’s in it for you?
18. Offering a salary up to £37,000 per annum depending on skills and experience, plus van and PPE provided.
19. Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
20. Van and PPE provided.
21. Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
22. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
23. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.