Experienced Leakage Technician - Wessex Water

Experienced Leakage Technician - Wessex Water

RPS are seeking Experienced Leakage Technicians to join our Water Operations Division on behalf of Wessex Water. Roles are available in Yeovil and Trowbridge. Our Leakage Engineers support our strategic priorities – delivering excellent service and executing complex operational tasks. Whether you are just starting out or taking the next step, this position offers career progression with RPS.

The RPS Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) team provides industry‑leading services to the UK Water Industry. Our employees support services for Water Networks, Drainage, Surveying, Leakage Consultancy, Water Resources, and Efficiency. The team analyzes complex data and provides pragmatic solutions, including reducing water leakage and preventing flooding and pollution in local communities. We assess, diagnose, and determine the most appropriate solution to reduce leakage and support the delivery of regulatory targets, pinpointing leakage with a high level of accuracy to deliver great client service.

As a key member of the Asset, Surveying, and Inspection (AS&I) business, your role as a Leakage Technician is critical to our strategic priorities – delivering excellent service and executing complex operational tasks. You'll need to work flexibly, including weekends, evenings, and overtime when required, and be willing to travel to different locations. It is essential that you enjoy working outdoors, rain or shine, mostly outside.

• Assess, diagnose, and determine the most appropriate solution to reduce leakage and fully support the delivery of regulatory targets.
• Ensure that Health and Safety is maintained.
• Achieve KPI targets and deliver leakage detection/reduction within DMA’s.
• Attend excavations requested by R&M to assist leak location.
• Train and mentor assistant Leakage Technicians.
• Assume responsibility for general admin tasks, including electronic timesheet submissions, weekly vehicle checks, and defect reporting.
• Form and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues, contractors, and clients.

• Enjoy working outdoors; most work is conducted outside (rain or shine).
• Good basic maths and English.
• Basic IT skills.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and overtime as required.
• Good hearing.
• Happy working alone and as part of a team.

• Full UK driving licence.
• National Water & Hygiene.
• Unit 2 NRSWA.

• Moving heavy items including inspection chamber covers.
• Working in all weather conditions, including night work.
• Possible confined space and highway work.
• Mandatory drugs and alcohol tests, and a DBS check will be undertaken.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway put you in the driving seat of your career, and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go. A career here is far from ordinary; you are part of the solution.

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work–life balance that’s right for them. We also value collaboration and social connection. With agile offices and hybrid working as standard, we trust our people to balance client needs. This workplace works for you.

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanization, natural resources, and sustainability. With 28,000‑strong team across 550 offices worldwide, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanized and resource‑scarce world. Leveraging our global expertise, we enable clients to develop winning solutions for their communities. We provide market‑leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth and addressing challenges that matter.

Our people drive our success, and this is where you build a career.

Everything is endless possibilities within AS&I!

If we feel you are a good match, we will contact you to arrange a competency interview. If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered. Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.

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