Location
Base location: North and South London - Deptford (SE137RE) & Coppermills (E177HE). Travel to additional sites across London will be required depending on business needs.

Hours
38 hours per week (Mon-Fri).

Salary
£29,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join Thames Water as a Metering Network Technician. The Network Metering Technician will ensure the effective maintenance and repair of district/zonal meters and critical pressure points with the aim of increasing the reliability and availability of the reporting systems. Providing a high level of technical input, a typical day will involve you travelling around your designated region, fixing and repairing zonal and district meters as well as critical pressure points using a combination of well-honed fault diagnostic procedures and specialist test equipment.

Experience
Time served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems working in a “true multi-skilled” capacity is highly desirable. Previous experience in a similar role will be highly advantageous. Previous experience within the electrical trade would be highly advantageous, in particular with any instrument programming knowledge.

About you
You will be driven, self-motivated and possess excellent organisational skills. You must have a strong awareness of compliance and health and safety. You will have demonstrable experience of being reliable, trustworthy and hardworking with a proactive approach to your daily tasks. You will be confident communicating with internal colleagues as well as the general public.

Qualifications
Previous experience in an electrical apprenticeship, ONC/HNC in engineering, NVQ, BTEC or C&G level 3 in electrical/electronic engineering is desirable. Electrical instrumentation experience is desirable and ideally should be at least City and Guilds or equivalent, qualified in this area. Working with SCADA systems and programming of equipment is required, as is the ability to learn bespoke packages. Due to the nature of the role, ideally with knowledge of the Road Traffic Management Act (NRSWA), although full training regarding this can be provided.