Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to start a career within a new field?

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a Trainee Field Technician to join our Utilities, Anglian Water Alliance team. Within this role, we will provide you with all the training and tools to help you launch your new career.

Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you will be working on our Anglian Water Alliance team contract, where we work on maintaining, repairing, and upgrading the water network.

As a Trainee Field Technician, you will be an essential part of the Anglian Water Alliance team, providing them with direct support. Your key responsibilities will involve deploying advanced water-leakage equipment, specifically designed to listen for leakage noises originating from underground pipes. In addition to these technical tasks, you will have regular interactions with customers, ensuring their needs are met and addressing any concerns they may have on a daily basis.

With experience and provided training, you have the potential to progress to the role of Leakage Technician, where you can take on greater responsibilities and further develop your skills in the Water Industry.

Location: Based in Norfolk \xe2\x80\x93 with travel within the surrounding areas using the company van provided

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Weekly paid with a basic salary of \xc2\xa310.90 per hour or \xc2\xa322,672 annually with the potential to significantly increase your take-home package with overtime.

Responsibilities

As a Trainee Field Technician for the Anglian Water Alliance team your day-to-day will include:

\xc2\xb7 Deploying water-leakage equipment to listen under the ground to detect leakage noises from pipes so the data can be used to plan works across the region

\xc2\xb7 Reading and interpreting water maps to then transfer data to your tablets

\xc2\xb7 Interacting with customers on a daily basis

No experience required; we will provide you with full training.

You must hold a Full UK Driving License and we will provide you with nationally recognized training such as EUSR Water Hygiene, Blue Card, Streetworks and Manual Handling Training certifications, in order to successfully carry out the role. We will provide additional training and development to help you progress within your career on the Kier - Anglian Water Alliance.

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 fantastic pension scheme

A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.

A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands including supermarkets, restaurants & travel providers

Company van

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our .

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

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 .

Closing date: 11 August 2023

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

Kier Group