Sewage Technician

Circa £27,565- depending on skills and experience plus standby payments + business use of company van
9 month Fixed Term Contract, 37 hours, Full Time   

Join our team and make a difference!

Here at Anglian Water, we are one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and our organisation is an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. But what makes us unique is our commitment to providing the development people need to make a real difference to our customers and the environment.  

The key services that we are responsible for are delivered by our in-house, highly skilled workforce. We collect and treat the water that customers have used, returning it to the environment via rivers and coastal outlets. Our network includes over 7,000 pumping stations and 76,000 kilometres of sewers which feed over 1,000 water recycling centres.    

What you will be doing?  

You will be working directly with sewage dealing with a wide range of issues on our network, including blockages, odours, flooding and incidents across Colchester, Ipswich and surrounding areas. You will be required to undertake standby duties and weekend shifts on a rota basis.

Your duties will include:   

- Operating a single person, high pressure water jetting unit which you will be trained in as well as specific CCTV equipment- helping to identify and promote repair work for any problems found on our sewerage network.

- Taking ownership for investigating and offering first time resolutions for sewerage issues encountered by our customers.  

- Responding to incidents, and completing planned maintenance work  

- Accurately collating and recording all feedback from site through our IT systems. 

- Predominately lone working, engaging with both our internal and external customers on a daily basis.  

What does it take to be a Drainage Operative?    

- Exposure within the sewerage environment is desirable  

- Experience or willingness to work outside in all weathers   

- Basic IT skills    

- Ability to work autonomously as well using your own initiative   

- Excellent customer service skills

- Great communication skills   

- Full driving license- having a 4.5 tonne license would be advantageous as the role will eventually require this (training will be provided if needed)   

- In this role you must be able to work within a confined space, and at height without restrictions.  Due to harness weight limits, your maximum weight cannot be in excess of 113 kilograms, and you will be expected to complete relevant occupational health checks including Hand-arm Vibration (HAV)

Benefits aligned to this role.   

Our people are important to us, and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do.   

Your benefits will include:   

- Personal private health care  

- 23 days annual leave - rising with length of service  

- Business use of company van plus access to tools and all uniform and PPE  

- Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%  

- Bonus scheme 

- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.  

- A flexible working culture

- Life Assurance at eight times your salary

- Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary

- Lots of great discounts

- Paid time off when you're physically and mentally unwell

- An excellent Family Leave package - to help you support your family

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: Friday 26th January 2024 

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