As a Network Asset Maintenance Technician, you’ll play a crucial role in safeguarding our water network by maintaining and improving trunk mains monitoring equipment. This involves fault diagnosis, maintenance, testing, installation, and repair—ensuring our network runs smoothly and mitigating the risk of trunk mains bursts. You’ll also contribute to major and minor capital projects while minimising disruption to customers, public spaces, and highways.

What you’ll be doing as a Network Asset Maintenance Technician:

  • Inspect and repair trunk mains monitoring equipment to prevent leaks and failures.
  • Install and modify network assets, ensuring compliance with health & safety and street works legislation.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders, providing technical support and updates on asset maintenance.
  • Support innovation by implementing new technologies and improving network monitoring processes.
  • Ensure efficient use of materials and stock forecasting to minimise costs and waste.
  • Actively contribute to health and safety initiatives and compliance.
  • Represent Thames Water professionally while prioritising customer-focused solutions.

Base Location: Cricklewood - North West London - NW2 6XD.

Working Pattern: 38 hours per week, from Monday to Wednesday - 06:30 - 16:00 and Thursday - 20:00 - 05:30. (night shift)

What you should bring to the role:

  • Strong knowledge of water networks and maintenance processes.
  • Relevant experience in network asset maintenance, leakage detection, or water mains work.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team while delivering results under SLAs.
  • Proficiency in IT systems such as GIS, Z-One, Smartchart, and Trunkminder. (desirable)
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • A high level of attention to detail and strategic problem-solving abilities.
  • Full UK driving licence (essential).

Desirable Skills & Experience:

  • Experience working on large-scale water network projects.
  • Familiarity with asset monitoring and reporting tools.
  • Data analytics and reporting skills to support asset management improvements.

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary starts from £26,000 up to £32,000 per annum depending on level of experience.
  • Company Van, fuel card, tools and PPE are provided.
  • Annual Leave 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
  • Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of your and your family’s health and well-being, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

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 fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, 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. The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support you.

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, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

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.