Waste Water Engineer

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What you’ll be doing

as a Waste Water Engineer:
  • Putting the customer at the heart of your work, meeting with customers/stakeholders and taking ownership of their concerns through to swift resolution.
  • Providing technical expertise and raising the required repair and/or maintenance work, with the support of our Field Operations Specialists.
  • Understanding and working in accordance with both internal and external processes and procedures, such as asset management standards, health and safety legislation and environmental regulations.
  • Attending reactive emergencies (e.g. sewer flooding/pollution), supporting our customers and prioritising work to mitigate and resolve defects as quickly as is safely possible.
  • Supervising the work of our repair and maintenance contractors.
  • Completing ancillary inspections on a range of assets, including access covers, balancing ponds, outfalls, vent pipes, and valves.
  • Working with our Asset Damage Investigator to collate evidence of third-party damage to our network.
  • Attending meetings with external stakeholders, proactively explaining our work with a view to resolving any potential concerns before they are raised.

    • Base location: Crossness - Abbey Wood, South East London - SE2 9AQ

    Working pattern or hours: 38 Hours Monday-Friday, plus the inclusion on a standby rota for which you will receive additional payment.

    What should you bring to the role?

    To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

  • Proven experience in the wastewater industry or be able to demonstrate at interview a strong interest in the industry.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are critical, given the diverse range of customers, contractors, and stakeholders you will engage with daily.
  • Proactive attitude with good problem-solving skills.
  • A flexible approach to working and the ability to prioritise effectively in a reactive environment
  • Knowledge of pipe-laying/pipeline construction.
  • Good communication skills – written and verbal.
  • Full driving license essential.
  • Good IT skills.

    • Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

  • An engineering background is highly desirable.
  • Relevant technical qualification desirable but not essential.
  • A working knowledge of the sewer network is advantageous, especially for Health & Safety.

    • What’s in it for you?

  • Offering a salary up to £35,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
  • Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
  • Van and PPE provided for business use.
  • Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
  • Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
  • Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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    Location:
    Greater London
    Job Type:
    FullTime

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