Water Mains Engineer

at  Metro Plumb North East

EXCEEDS NATIONAL LIVING WAGE (DEPENDING ON AGE AND EXPERIENCE)

Metro Plumb is a national plumbing business with more than 40 local depots across the UK, our teams of professional plumbers can deal with a variety of plumbing issues, from emergency repairs and stopping leaks to fixing broken boilers and replacing dripping taps.
Here at Metro Plumb, we work alongside our sister companies to provide a complete “water in, waste out” service for our customers. As part of Franchise Brands PLC our customers benefit from access to over 600 drainage, pump, plumbing and FOG engineers. We can provide you with access to specialist expertise, and one point of contact for all drainage, plumbing, pump and FOG works, as well as a unique refrigeration seal replacement offering.
Metro Plumb is part of Metro Rod, which has been leading the way in drainage solutions for over 40 years. Find out more about the standards to which we operate and how we run our business. Both companies are part of the bigger franchise group – Franchise Brands.
We are looking for an Engineer to do public utility network and domestic mains water supply network engineering for our North East Franchise, mainly based in Sunderland.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Leak detection (find and fix repairs through the use of listening stick, ground mic etc)Trenchless installation via moling (not essential)
• A logical approach to water mains investigation to establish ownership of supply pipe and liability based on the location of the leak
• 20mm to 100mm service laying including the creation of new ‘point of entry’
• Use of CAT scanner in order to identify buried services and to trace/locate the existing water supply
• Significant knowledge of health and safety systems

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:

• You are great at caring for customers whilst completing on-site works
• You are confident in finding solutions and overcoming unforeseen challenges and communicating these to multi-agencies
• You take pride in the high standard of your work
• You are enthusiastic, self-motivated and like to take ownership
• You are loyal and committed and are looking for a long-term career

Please refer the Job description for details