Water Metering Technician. LilyLifestyle

Job Overview

Water Metering Technician – 6 month contract in Dereham and surrounding area

Hours: 37 per week. Flexi hours – Monday to Friday 6:30–20:00, Saturday 08:00–14:00.

Training: Full training provided.

Explore a new career outdoors in rain or shine. As a Meter Technician you manage your own workload, acting as the customer’s champion while supported by a large organisation.

Customer‑focused individuals based within 30 minutes of Dereham and surrounding villages preferred. You will represent one of the leading water providers in the UK, maintain a professional image, and be provided with a uniform and a van.

The role can be physically demanding – walking 3 to 8 miles per day – and requires the use of a handheld computer.

• Act as the customer champion, ensuring customer‑driven meter reading queries, planned meter readings, and boundary box meter exchanges are completed within service levels.
• Identify and report reactive work, bill‑amendment data, and maintenance jobs for efficient resolution.
• Complete meter reading operations, maintaining accurate records and maximizing efficiency.
• Report maintenance jobs, meter exchanges, and potential leaks; liaise with customers as appropriate.
• Conduct flow tests, replace lids, complete void inspections, and confirm correct plots to postal addresses.
• Perform meter exchange operations efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulations and noting any impact on customers.

• Competitive salary
• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension (7% personal contribution, 14% Anglian Water, 21% total)
• 24‑hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 26 days annual leave (rising with length of service, with option to buy more)
• Life assurance (up to 8 × salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 × salary)
• Excellent family‑friendly policies – 26 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave, 4 weeks paid paternity/partner leave, shared parental pay option
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support wellbeing and lifestyle