At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and inspect water assets while leading a dynamic team.
- Company: Join a respected infrastructure company with over 140 years of experience.
- Benefits: Enjoy a contributory pension, online GP service, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with excellent career growth and employee rewards.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in safeguarding water supply and enhancing environmental performance.
- Qualifications: Proven supervisory experience and NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Job Description
About the Role
Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine.
Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop.
Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for the future.
We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.
We're problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our MEICA and capital maintenance team.
Our Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation (MEICA) experts offer a one‑stop solution, including ongoing operation and maintenance services.
- What you will be doing
- Maintain various water assets, including CSO valves, penstocks, hydraulic power units, isolation gates and inspection of chambers and valve equipment.
- Inspect fixed equipment.
- What you’ll bring
We need someone with proven experience in a supervisory or managerial role showing strong leadership and team management skills, the ability to motivate and inspire others, commitment to safety and adherence to safety protocols, effective communication skills (both verbal and written), and the ability to collaborate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
You should also have problem‑solving and decision‑making capabilities with a focus on delivering efficient and effective solutions.
Essentials
- Previous mechanical experience.
- Trained or qualified as an apprentice, or have an equivalent NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering.
- Successful completion of ONC/HNC in Engineering, NVQ, or C&G Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong focus on safety and quality, and a collaborative teamwork approach.
- Valid UK driving licence.
- What’s in it for you
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Employee assistance programme.
- My Rewards portal, access to thousands of retail discounts.
- Life assurance.
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give‑as‑you‑earn schemes.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Reward and recognition scheme.
- Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Friend referral reward program.
- Additional Information
- Successful candidates will be subject to third‑party background checks as part of the hiring process.
- Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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