Reservoir Surveyor

Are you a great team leader and communicator? Can you safely deliver planned and unplanned works? Do you like solving problems? If so, we have a great opportunity for you to be responsible for the inspection and maintenance of some of our key water supply assets.

We supply 280 million litres of drinking water per day to 1.4 million people and 50,000 businesses via our distribution network of 12,116 km of water mains and 311 service reservoirs and water towers.

**What you'll do**:
To ensure that drinking water stored in our tanks and water towers meets required water quality standards, the Reservoir Surveyor manages and carries out internal condition inspections of our asset portfolio.

Observations and maintenance inspections are recorded in a condition report, available for audit and scrutiny by the drinking water regulator.

Reporting to the team manager and working alongside a team of six, you will work stakeholders in our operations department.

Responsibilities include:

- structural survey of service reservoirs and treatment process tanks
- producing detailed reports of completed surveys within required timescales
- assessing risks found for health and safety, water quality, compliance and serviceability
- clearly communicating any immediate high-risk issues to senior management
- ensuring that company records are updated and amended including asset information, photographs, GIS and site schematics
- making recommendations for remedial/repair works and providing technical assistance to construction/maintenance teams
- assisting and supporting team activities
- deputising for the team manager during leave.

**What you'll need**:
To be successful you will have a safety-first approach, be highly motivated and comfortable working using your own initiative.

You will be a natural problem solver and confident communicator, both verbally and in writing.

You will be a good people manager, able to liaise and communicate across all levels of the business and ensure all our work is safely delivered on time.

You will have experience of:

- IT competence including Excel and Word
- report writing
- technical and risk assessment
- working in confined spaces, including holding/leading an authorised person
- NC-level education or equivalent experience in the water industry

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential you hold a valid driving licence and can work in confined spaces and at height.

**What you'll receive**:

- Total pension contributions up to 20%.
- Career progression and professional development opportunities.
- 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
- The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
- A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
- Essential Car User Allowance / Company Car
- Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
- One paid volunteering day each year.
- Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
- An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
- Support from mental health first aiders.
- A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

**Who we are**:
We are one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.

The work we do goes beyond providing an essential public service. We also aim to have a positive impact on the communities we serve and the natural environment.

Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us You will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, while also receiving health and wellbeing support.

We also continue to promote diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us and if you would like to be part of our journey, we would love to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to let us know about any additional support you may need.