Network Maintenance Operator

Network Maintenance Operator

Scottish Water

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Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. At Scottish Water we look after Scotland's most precious natural resource. From source to tap we guard Scotland’s reputation for refreshingly pure water while caring for the environment.

• Your number-one priority is resolving customer and environmental issues, taking control of situations, investigating problems and delivering solutions that satisfy customers and keep them updated.
• Carry out routine checks and maintenance on wastewater network infrastructure, plant, equipment and vehicle checks, always prioritising health and safety.
• Prepare accurate reports across performance and productivity systems.
• Work as part of a team, performing your turn on the standby rota for out-of-hours work.

• Self‑motivated with a strong team focus.
• Basic IT skills for using digital equipment and apps.
• Report writing skills – clear, concise, accurate.
• A full, clean driving licence (mandatory).
• Nice to have: experience with sewer networks and monitoring equipment.
• Understanding of health and safety principles for site work or basic ground handling.
• NSRWA qualification is a plus but not required.

This role will be a Grade 4, with a starting salary of £30,440. Performance‑driven pay progression can raise the salary up to £35,260.

The role includes a 365/24/7 standby rota and overtime pay (time and a half after 35 hours in a week).

• Defined benefits pension guaranteed to be inflation‑linked.
• Group life assurance equal to twice your salary.
• Annual business out‑performance payment.
• Access to financial services, SW splash benefits (discounts and cashback), cycle‑to‑work scheme, and an electric vehicle via a salary‑sacrifice scheme.

Job offers are conditional on completing pre‑employment screening (referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc.) by a third‑party provider.

Applications are accepted until midnight on 20th January 2026.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all criteria. We support adjustments for disabilities, neurodiverse conditions, and life events such as menopause.

Applicants must be Scottish taxpayers. If you don’t already live in Scotland, you must commit to moving there within three months of acceptance.

Drug & Alcohol testing may be required in line with our policy.

We’ll delete applications not submitted in the last 12 months from our recruitment database automatically.