Water Mains Engineer

We're looking for a Water Mains Engineer to join the Auger Team, covering Redhill. Our total package is worth £36,412 - £40,603 without overtime.

Financials

• Starting Salary - £32,381 - £36,353, dependent on experience
• Annual Bonus - approx £2,000 - £2,500
• 5.5% Pension Contribution - approx £1,781 - £1,999

Overtime

• Optional weekend OT at 1.5x rate eg. 10 days would top up the package to £38,280 - £42,700

Working Hours

• 42.5hrs per week, Mon-Fri only & No on-call work
• We pay door-to-door, including all driving time
• Go straight to your job from home - no depot or yard first
• Limited stay-aways, with bonuses/annual leave for more than 3 overnights per quarter

Leave

• 22 Days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Annual leave increases to 25 days within 5 years' service
• Enhanced bereavement, sickness and maternity / paternity leave

Benefits

• Health Plan with cashback for many services including dentist, optician & physio for you and your children, as well as access to a 24-Hour GP & gym discounts
• 2 company-wide events per year & regular funded socials in your region
• A focus on training & progression, working with some of the best engineers in the country
• £1,000 for successful employee referrals
• Access to discounted Mortgage & Insurance Services

What We Provide

• A choice of our quality uniform range & all PPE
• Your own fully equipped vehicle that isn't shared with others
• Mobile phone
• Fuel and trade cards to stock up when needed
• Local storage sites & skips
• A dedicated Field Operations Team to help you with on site challenges and kit, equipment, materials, uniforms, vehicle or plant requirements

The Role

• Independently investigate and repair external water supplies
• Logically establish ownership and liability based on leak location
• Confidently talk our customer through the works, giving them peace of mind
• Communicate proactively with our Field Operations Team at HQ
• Work effectively with other engineers in our team as required

Preferred Experience

• Leak detection (find & fix repairs with listing stick, ground mic etc)
• Trenchless installation via moling (not essential)
• 20mm-32mm service laying
• New 'point of entry' creation
• Use of CAT scanner to identify buried services & trace existing metallic supply
• Reinstatement of surfaces including paving slabs, block paving, cold lay tarmac, concrete, etc.

You'll be a great fit for Auger if

• You are great at caring for customers
• You are confident in finding solutions and overcoming unforeseen challenges
• You take pride in the high standard of your work
• You are enthusiastic, self motivated and like to take ownership
• You are looking for a stable place to build a long term career
• You have a clear DBS & driving licence