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At Bristol Water, we’ve been serving families since 1846. Ensuring people in our communities have access to healthy water is paramount, so we work around the clock testing water hundreds of times a day.
Bristol Water is part of the Pennon Group. We are working toward a greener future by lowering our carbon footprint, planting 300,000 trees, restoring peatlands and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife.
We are hiring a Network Technician in Bristol on a full‑time basis, earning £31,872.00 per annum (salary depends on experience). Full support and comprehensive training will be provided to help you succeed.
What you’ll be doing
* Getting out and about recording and logging pressure and flow data across the network.
* Transferring data correctly to platforms used in the business.
* Ensuring correct operation and maintenance of leakage, pressure and flow data collection systems; investigating faults and repairing or replacing faulty equipment.
* Day‑to‑day maintenance and operation of the network data logging collection systems, ensuring data is collected regularly and faults are rectified swiftly to enable leakage checks in certain areas of the network.
* Downloading and maintaining household night‑use consumption monitoring devices so that household consumption can be accurately monitored and used in annual leakage calculations.
* Setting up and maintaining the correct operation of alarm packages associated with flow and pressure loggers and other relevant network sensors.
* Undertaking the periodic manual download cycle of data loggers to support leakage reporting, network maintenance and monitoring of poor‑pressure areas, commercial meters and trunk‑main probe meters.
* Being confident in installation and setup of insertion probe meters, working safely and methodically on large‑diameter pressurised mains.
* Assisting with other processes such as pressure control, project research, district metering (including insertion probe installation), trade logging, leakage and consumption research.
* Installation, maintenance, and data analytics of acoustic logging systems.
What we are looking for
* Confident and experienced with a range of systems, including Microsoft Excel, Word and data logging systems; ideally with experience in Netbase, GIS, sound‑recording loggers and similar software.
* Full UK driving licence to cover the areas within our supply using a company van.
* Confidence analysing information with strong attention to detail.
* GSCEs in Maths and English.
* Effective communication skills.
* Comfortable working in a small, immediate team, as well as independently.
* Experience in the operation of water supply networks is advantageous but not essential.
What’s in it for you
* Competitive annual leave, plus bank holidays and the option to increase your flexibility through our buy‑and‑sell holiday options.
* Employee share schemes.
* Competitive company pension scheme.
* Access to thousands of discounts and vouchers through Pennon Perks.
* Discretionary bonus.
* 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Closing date: 25th May 2026. We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Apply as soon as possible.
Mandatory background checks: The successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
We celebrate inclusion and diversity; we value everyone.
Our core values: Be Rock Solid, Be You, Be the Future.
Bristol Water has been proudly providing an essential public water service to the communities within and surrounding the city of Bristol since 1846, supplying water to 500,000 homes and businesses across Bristol City, North Somerset and surrounding areas.
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