Sewerage Operative Apprentice

About the role

You will be responsible for maintaining the complex network of pipelines and pumping stations which transport wastewater from our customers to our water recycling centres.

We transport 480 million litres of wastewater from our 2.9 million customers every day, while maintaining 21,600 miles of sewer pipework and 1,660 wastewater pumping stations, including rising mains and sewer overflows.

Maintaining our network involves clearing 33,000 blockages each year. In this exciting role, which will vary from day-to-day, you’ll develop a wide skillset and gain personal and professional skills.

What you'll do

Daily work includes CCTV inspections of pipework to determine condition or locate blockages, using jetting equipment to clear blockages and maintain mechanical and electrical pumping equipment.

You will also:

• clear any sewer blockages by jetting
• trace and locate sewer defects
• monitor and maintain assets
• carry out sewer surveys
• record and clear pollution
• follow traffic management procedures
• manage and report data
• use CCTV equipment to survey the sewer network
• talk with customers.

Skills and values we look for

• Communication.
• Teamwork.
• IT/digital.
• Attention to detail.
• Organisation.
• Decision making.
• Customer care.
• Safety-focused.
• Problem solving.
• Critical thinking.
• Presenting.
• Accuracy.
• Recording.
• Reporting.
• Numeracy.
• Analytical.
• Logic.
• Initiative.

What you'll need

• Happy to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• An interest in engineering.
• Problem solving skills.
• The desire to do things properly.
• Competent writing skills.