Trunk Sewer Technician
Offering a salary from £30,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
About the Role
The Trunk Sewer Technician position in Greenwich involves maintaining and operating London's subterranean sewer network for Pertemps Thames Water. This full-time role pays £30,000 annually, dependent on experience. Duties include planned, emergency, and defect maintenance of trunk sewers, alongside physical upkeep of assets such as penstock gates. You will operate plant equipment, perform cleaning, and conduct basic mechanical fault-finding. The role requires mandatory work in confined spaces, at heights, and handling heavy loads within challenging subterranean areas across South London. Candidates need practical mechanical aptitude and comfort working in demanding conditions. This position suits those seeking a specialised role within essential infrastructure operations.
We are currently hiring for a Trunk Sewer Technician to join our Strategic Pumping & Trunks Operations Team covering South London.
Day to day, you will be maintaining and operating the sewer network and its associated assets whilst carrying out basic mechanical maintenance and fault finding. The work involves confined space access, working in some of London’s most challenging Subterranean areas.
What you’ll be doing as a Trunk Sewer Technician
- Complete planned, emergency and defect maintenance of the trunk sewer network.
- Physical maintenance of the sewer network and associated assets, e.g. penstock gates.
- Operation of plant and equipment.
- Cleaning, basic maintenance and fault-finding.
- Please note, for this role will be mandatory to work in confined spaces, at heights, and lifting heavy loads; training will be provided.
Working hours: 38 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 6:30 am – 3:45 pm; with 1 week out of 5 on the night shift from 9:00 pm - 5:30 am; with opportunity to be included on the standby rota, for which you will also receive an additional payment.
What should you bring to the role?
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
- You must be physically fit and prepared to work in a challenging environment daily, as you will complete manual handling activities to operate large mechanical assets and perform grounds maintenance.
- Have a proactive approach to your work and demonstrate that you can work positively and effectively within a team environment.
- You will need to be a keen and motivated team member, able to demonstrate initiative and a flexible approach to work.
- For health and safety reasons, you will be required to be clean-shaven to wear respiratory protective equipment (RPE) correctly.
- Full UK Driving License.
- Previous experience in maintenance or a similar role would be advantageous.
- HGV training can be provided.
- Offering a salary from £30,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
- Annual Leave - 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
- Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
- Generous Pension Scheme through AON
- Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance
Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
Learn more about our purpose and values
Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.
Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.
We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.
Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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