Job Description

FJA are recruiting on behalf of a leading service provider in the utilities industry for an experienced Leakage Technician. 

Location: North East 

Benefits
  

• Overtime opportunities
• Company vehicle provided
• Bonuses & benefits
• Accredited training available at all levels, ranging from entry-level to master’s, in leadership, management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Employee-focused approach: prioritising the well-being and success of employees.

Leakage Technician role:
  

• As a Leakage Technician, you’ll play a key role in minimizing water loss by identifying and addressing operational issues, including both proactive and reactive leak detection across the network.

  
Leakage Technician responsibilities:
  

• Assess, diagnose, and recommend solutions to minimise leakage, ensuring regulatory compliance and client satisfaction through accurate leak pinpointing.
• Achieve leakage detection and reduction KPIs within designated DMAs.
• Attend R&M-requested excavations to assist with leak location.
• Provide training and mentorship to assistant leakage technicians.
• Manage general administrative tasks, including electronic timesheet submissions, weekly vehicle inspections, and defect reporting.
• Prioritise workplace health and safety.
• Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues, contractors, and clients.

  
Leakage Technician requirements:

• Previous experience in this field is beneficial, but we provide comprehensive training in water network hydraulics, leak detection, and other key areas of the clean water sector.
• You will learn and apply techniques like utility tracing, noise logging, and step-testing to gain hands-on experience in leakage monitoring and data analysis. A strong willingness to learn and adapt to new methods is essential.
• Thrives under pressure, effectively managing conflicting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and upholding high standards.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Efficient and accurate reporting.
• Full UK/Irish Driving Licence.

  
If you are looking for a fantastic Skilled Leakage Technician opportunity and want to work for a leading national contractor with opportunities to progress, then click on the ‘apply now’ button.
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers