Job Description

We have an immediately available opportunity for a Lead Water Technician to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks - South West Water team. In this role, you can enjoy supported career progression, a collaborative work environment, twenty-one days of annual leave with a yearly increase and access to high street discounts on over 500 retail brands.

Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you will be working on our Southwest Water contract, where we work on repairs and maintenance services to provide reliable, efficient, and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services.

In the role of Lead Water Technician at Kier, you will work on schemes including mains repairs, new connections, and metering, all within a team that values comradery and collaboration. Importantly, as part of our close-knit team, you will also play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of health and safety, creating a secure and protected work environment which is always the highest priority at Kier.

Location: Based in Plymouth with travel across the picturesque, coastal Southwest region - company vehicle will be provided.

Contract: Permanent \xe2\x80\x93 Full time or Part time

Responsibilities

The role of Lead Water Technician will be field-based and will involve reporting daily to the depot supervisor, ensuring health and safety of site, self and colleagues, maintaining Kier\xe2\x80\x99s standards of quality of work and productivity.

You will be expected to:

• \xc2\xb7 Undertake planned or reactive work as directed from water services to large diameter mains
• \xc2\xb7 Ensure levels of productivity working within timescales and to targets.
• \xc2\xb7 Ensure that all relevant documentation is updated on each job using a tablet
• \xc2\xb7 Be a part of a rapid response team that works around the clock to deliver and restore clean water

Who are we looking for?

• You need to have previous Utilities experience
• Hold a valid Full Drivers Licence
• Willingness to upskill - Comprehensive training will be provided

We\xe2\x80\x99re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Closing date: 16 August 2023

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Benefits at Kier

We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity, leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
• A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
• 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
• A huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud of the steps we\xe2\x80\x99ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\xe2\x80\x99s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:

Please note, that interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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Kier Group