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Network Maintenance Operator - Sewerage
How’s this for job satisfaction: at Scottish Water we look after Scotland's most precious natural resource.
From source to sea, we look after Scotland’s sewer network and care for our environment at the same time.
Sound good? Join the Tayside East Team within Customer Service Delivery based in the Fife area as a Network Maintenance Operative within wastewater.
What you’ll do
You will join a motivated team who are committed to making a real difference to the experience our customers have with us. This is not just a task driven role – you will be empowered to take ownership of problems, investigate them fully, initiate solutions and provide support to our customers.
You will be responsible for carrying out maintenance and choke clearing on waste water pumping stations and a variety of other tasks, dealing with customer facing related issues on a day to day basis. The focus of the role will be to ensure compliance is maintained on our assets; the resolution of customer issues and the recovery of any reputational impact our operations have on customers. Preference will be given to persons with previous experience of work of a similar nature, Driving Licence would be essential.
Key Accountabilities/Tasks:
- To contribute to the maintenance of Wastewater pumping stations and asset maintenance including clearing choked pumps.
- To carry out routine maintenance on the Sewer Network infrastructure
- Reactive work and analysis on Pumping stations and immediate network to ensure compliance is met.
- Dealing with customers on a day-to-day basis ensuring they are well informed of work being carried out and that there is minimal disruption to the service
- Completing all necessary reporting systems for measuring performance and productivity
- Comply with all Scottish Water safe systems of work, chapter 8 NSRWA and all other relevant Health and Safety policy and practice.
- Carry out small plant, equipment and vehicle safety checks.
What you’ll bring
You’ll spend a fair amount of time working alone, so you’ll need to be self-motivated, but still eager to contribute to your team’s goals. Basic IT skills are a must, as you’ll be using digital equipment and apps throughout the day. You’ll need report writing skills too – nothing fancy, but enough to get your point across clearly, quickly, and accurately.
A few ‘nice to haves’: it would be ideal if you have experience with HGVs, High Pressure Water Jetting and experience using CCTV equipment for use on sewer network. As would an understanding of health and safety principles for site working or skills in basic ground. Knowledge of sewer networks.
Looking out for you
While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.
The normal hours for this role from can range between 7am to 7pm. Can also participate on a standby working rota (1 in 5). But you’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.
As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
From 1st April 2024 Scottish Water is moving to a new grading and salary structure. This role will be a Grade 4, with a salary range from £27,590-£32,410. New external hires will join on the minimum salary.
If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 11th of April 2024.
A few final things worth knowing…
Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!
Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
We’re here to help. Ask us anything at
SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk
