Experienced and Trainee Leakage Technicians - South West Water
Company
Location
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Posted At
1/24/2025
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Description
Join RPS for an Exciting Opportunity!
Are you an experienced or aspiring Leakage Technician? RPS invites you to be part of an exciting new project with South West Water. We have openings for both seasoned professionals and trainees on a 6-12 month contract, with the potential for permanent positions.
The role is based in Bodmin and Cornwall, and we provide accommodation for those traveling from outside the area. This is a 40-hour per week contract, but we offer flexibility for this to be worked across 4 or 5 days.
Overtime is available at time and a half for evenings and Saturdays, and double time on Sundays. You will also be provided with a company van, fuel card, uniform, and PPE.
Don't miss this chance to advance your career with RPS. Apply now and become a part of our dynamic team!
About The Team
The RPS Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) team provides industry leading services to the UK Water Industry and our employees are involved in services supporting Water Networks, Drainage, Surveying, Leakage Consultancy, Water Resources and Efficiency. The team analyse complex data and provide pragmatic solutions. This includes reducing water leakage and preventing flooding and pollution in local communities.
Our Team assess, diagnose, and determine the most appropriate solution to reduce leakage and fully support the delivery of regulatory targets and work to pinpoint leakage with a level of accuracy that delivers a great service for clients.
About You
As a key member of the Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) business, your role as Leakage Technician is critical to our strategic priorities – to deliver great work for our clients by providing excellent customer service and executing complex operational tasks. Whether you are just starting out or taking the next step in your career, this position provides an opportunity for you to progress with RPS.
You will need to work flexibly, working weekends, evenings and overtime if required. Be willing to travel to different locations. It is essential that you enjoy working outdoors, as come rain or shine, you will mostly be outside.
Your Responsibilities
As a Leakage Technician you will conduct detailed investigations of the water network to identify leakage and unaccounted-for consumption, utilising equipment to pinpoint leak locations and promote repairs on both public and private grounds. Attend and support maintenance teams as needed, perform step testing and Pressure Zero Testing of the water network, and provide detailed reporting via data collection apps.
Skills, Knowledge, And Experience
This role may involve:
We offer a competitive salary plus extensive benefits.
We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Here you’ll find true support and encouragement. We’re an accredited training provider and we support learning and development for everyone. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
RPS, a Tetra Tech Company
RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.
As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.
What happens next?
Selection will be a one stage interview, either in person or via MS teams. All applications will be considered.
We know we develop better solutions together. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.
Recruitment Agencies We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.
Are you an experienced or aspiring Leakage Technician? RPS invites you to be part of an exciting new project with South West Water. We have openings for both seasoned professionals and trainees on a 6-12 month contract, with the potential for permanent positions.
The role is based in Bodmin and Cornwall, and we provide accommodation for those traveling from outside the area. This is a 40-hour per week contract, but we offer flexibility for this to be worked across 4 or 5 days.
Overtime is available at time and a half for evenings and Saturdays, and double time on Sundays. You will also be provided with a company van, fuel card, uniform, and PPE.
Don't miss this chance to advance your career with RPS. Apply now and become a part of our dynamic team!
About The Team
The RPS Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) team provides industry leading services to the UK Water Industry and our employees are involved in services supporting Water Networks, Drainage, Surveying, Leakage Consultancy, Water Resources and Efficiency. The team analyse complex data and provide pragmatic solutions. This includes reducing water leakage and preventing flooding and pollution in local communities.
Our Team assess, diagnose, and determine the most appropriate solution to reduce leakage and fully support the delivery of regulatory targets and work to pinpoint leakage with a level of accuracy that delivers a great service for clients.
About You
As a key member of the Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) business, your role as Leakage Technician is critical to our strategic priorities – to deliver great work for our clients by providing excellent customer service and executing complex operational tasks. Whether you are just starting out or taking the next step in your career, this position provides an opportunity for you to progress with RPS.
You will need to work flexibly, working weekends, evenings and overtime if required. Be willing to travel to different locations. It is essential that you enjoy working outdoors, as come rain or shine, you will mostly be outside.
Your Responsibilities
As a Leakage Technician you will conduct detailed investigations of the water network to identify leakage and unaccounted-for consumption, utilising equipment to pinpoint leak locations and promote repairs on both public and private grounds. Attend and support maintenance teams as needed, perform step testing and Pressure Zero Testing of the water network, and provide detailed reporting via data collection apps.
Skills, Knowledge, And Experience
- Water network experience (desired)
- Competent technician with experience or understanding of correlation, ground mic, quantification, and step testing (desired)
- Fully competent in utility tracing, noise logging and asset surveying
- Competent IT skills
- EUSR water hygiene card (desired)
- EUSR DOMS card (desired)
- NRSWA Unit 2 accreditation (desired)
- Full UK Driving Licence (required)
This role may involve:
- Moving heavy items including inspection chamber covers.
- Working in all weather conditions (this could include night work also).
- You may be required to work in confined spaces and on highways.
- Please note mandatory drugs and alcohol tests are undertaken for this role and a DBS check will be undertaken.
We offer a competitive salary plus extensive benefits.
We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Here you’ll find true support and encouragement. We’re an accredited training provider and we support learning and development for everyone. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.
RPS, a Tetra Tech Company
RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.
As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.
What happens next?
Selection will be a one stage interview, either in person or via MS teams. All applications will be considered.
We know we develop better solutions together. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.
Recruitment Agencies We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.
Advertise with us.
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
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