The Role

Our Leakage infrastructure department plays a significant part in our overall leakage management strategy.

As a Leakage Infrastructure Project Technician, you will have responsibility for planning and commissioning new leakage infrastructure assets providing the fieldwork support to major leakage infrastructure projects that impact the ‘Prevention’, ‘Awareness & ‘Locate’ elements of our PALM (Prevent, Awareness, Locate, Mend) Leakage Management strategy. Undertaking all of this in a safe, high performing and efficient way.

What you will do

• Assist in the appropriate design of leakage infrastructure schemes, not limited to but largely including pressure management & flow monitoring.
• Commission new leakage infrastructure assets (DMAs, district meters and PRVs).
• Plan and execute major services of large diameter PRVs (≥8”).
• Organise and/or carry out of fieldwork activities to support the construction of leakage infrastructure assets where required (meters/PRVs).
• Conduct training of others in PRV adjustment, setting up and servicing where required.
• Undertake training of others in logger set up, installation, fault diagnosis and system updates where needed.
• Take water quality samples from infrastructure installation works to ensure the quality of water we supply.
• Participate on the PRV standby rota.

Requirements for the role

• Demonstrable experience in commissioning, installation, fault finding and maintenance of a variety of pressure management technologies.
• Demonstrable experience in commissioning, installation, fault finding and maintenance of a variety of flow metering technologies.
• Demonstrable experience in commissioning, installation, fault finding and maintenance of a variety of flow and pressure logger technologies.
• Demonstrable basic understanding of the relationship between heights and pressure in fluids.
• Capable of production of Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a focus on safety, delivery, teamwork, and collaboration.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to liaise at multiple levels and influence others.
• Clean UK driving licence (Classes B, BE, C, C1).

Full Job Description available - Please email hayley.savory@affinitywater.co.uk

Recruitment Process:

• Closing date: 4th August 2025

The Talent Acquisition Partner managing this position will be in touch once the advert has closed to inform you if you are unsuccessful or successful at the shortlisting stage.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependant on skills and experience
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.
• Disability confident: if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us

Disability Confident Employer

Disability Confident is a voluntary government scheme which Affinity Water has signed up to. It means we are committed to employing, fairly assessing, and supporting our disabled employees through reasonable adjustments and an inclusive culture.

Offer an interview scheme

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit to offering interviews to disabled candidates who evidence that they meet the essential criteria for the role and who opt in on the application form. To see all the essential criteria please contact the Talent Acquisition lead to request the full job description.

Please note that in some situations where we have a very high volume of applications, it may not be practical to offer interviews to everyone, in which case we commit to take through a fair and proportionate number, offering interviews to those disabled candidates who best meet the criteria.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Please contact the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert if you need any adjustments during the process.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.

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