Apprentice Leakage Control Technician - Rickmansworth

Apprentice Leakage Control Technician

Affinity Water is offering a fantastic career opportunity to join our skilled frontline teams as an Apprentice Leakage Control Technician.

Whether you're leaving school or college, looking to upskill in your career, or seeking a complete career change. Affinity Water will give you the help and support you need to succeed.

As an apprentice you'll join a recognised water industry training programme, carefully tailored to your development and delivered by leading industry experts.

You’ll be working in a real team alongside people with years of solid experience, who will give you day-to-day support and mentorship, helping you to learn the tools and techniques you need to build a rewarding career in the water industry.

About our Leakage Control Technicians

Our Leakage Control Technicians are responsible for detecting leakage and unaccounted-for water in our network whilst providing an excellent experience to Affinity Water customers. They use a variety of detection techniques to survey our water mains networks, working independently and as part of a wider team to meet defined targets.

This is a varied and challenging field-based role, with travel across our central company area. Our Leakage Control Technicians ensure work is carried out safely and in compliance with company procedures at all times. Their work is vital in helping us to protect our vital water networks and precious water resource.

About the Programme

As an Apprentice Leakage Control Technician, you will work with Affinity Water and our approved training provider to meet the key responsibilities of your programme and the wider duties of your role. This is an exciting chance to kickstart your career and we will support you every step of the way through a range of activities and real-world opportunities.

These include:

• Attending workshops, virtual learning sessions and coaching sessions as planned

• Completing a variety of learning activities, assignments and exams 

• Taking part in additional ‘off the job’ learning activities to support your growth

• Receiving regular progress reviews with your manager and training provider

• Undertaking an end-point-assessment at the end of your apprenticeship to confirm your achievement

• Sharing feedback and helping to shape our future careers schemes

• Accessing additional eLearning and self-driven learning offerings for further growth

• Receiving mentorship from experienced industry teams

• Shadowing all aspects of our network operations and getting involved as you progress

• Developing knowledge of our vital water networks

• Working across a variety of locations

• Developing first-class customer service skills and learning what it takes to be at the front line of an essential public service

• Working collaboratively with a variety of colleagues from across the Business, including other Customer Operations teams, Control Operations Centre, Planning and street works teams, Water Quality, Asset Strategy, as well as external stakeholders and supply partners.

• Working at both indoor and outdoor locations which involves working in a variety of weather conditions.

Requirements

• Full UK Clean/Manual UK Driving Licence

• 3 GCSEs with a grade 4 (C) or above(Desirable)

• Competence in use of Microsoft Office applications and mobile app technology

• Keen interest in the environment and water industry

• Willingness to help people and support local communities

• Strong desire for career progression and passion for continual learning

This role involves a fair amount of physical activity including a lot of walking, bending and some lifting of heavy objects. Manual handling training will be provided but a degree of physical fitness is needed. Keen hearing is also an essential to be able to identify noises that could indicate a leak.

Pay and Benefits

• A starting salary of £20,731 with an additional flex allowance of £5,045

• Salary reviews at key programme milestones with the potential to earn £40,137 plus flex allowance when fully trained and qualified and having successfully achieved all targets

• 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 days 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.

• Disability confident (if you need to apply through a different format, please contact the Talent Acquisition Partner for this role)

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

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 where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.