Soil Technician

Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. This role will be within our Water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.You'll beresponsible for identifying and validating the presence of lead service pipes and associated high-risk assets within the public and private realm. The role requires strong utilities knowledge, accurate interpretation of statutory utility records (STATS), and field-based inspection to support compliance, asset management, and risk mitigation programmes.You'll carry out on-site inspections to determine the material of underground and above-ground water services, with a focus on identifying lead pipes and interpret and accurately read STATS plans, historic utility records, as-built drawings, and GIS data.We'll need you to identify, prioritise, and record high-risk assets based on asset condition, material, location, and customer risk profiles along with usingapproved validation methods (e.g. visual inspection, scratch tests where permitted, record-based validation, internal inspections)What youll bring Do you have proven experience in water utilities, asset validation, surveying within field? Do you have a strong understanding of underground services, service layouts, and asset risk classification?Have you got good IT skills, including the use of mobile data capture systems and basic GIS platforms?Do you have the ability to work independently and manage field-based workloads effectively?Due to the nature of this role you'll need to hold a valid UK driving licence as we will need you to have the willingness and abilityto carry out site-based inspections in varied areas around London and Greater London.Contributory pension schemeOnline GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearEmployee assistance programmeMy Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discountsLife assuranceCycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemesEnhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leaveReward and recognition schemeIn addition, this role offers; Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business useHealth Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!21 days plus bank holiday, rising to 25 days with serviceOpportunity for overtimePersonal accident coverAbout usWe want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planetWere open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectationsWere together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the partsWere ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for lifeWhether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.#