Network Maintenance Operator (Inverness and Dornoch)

Responsibilities

• Your number-one priority is resolving customer issues. You'll take control of any situation, investigate problems and come up with solutions that make customers happy - always making sure they're kept up to date.
• You'll also carry out routine repairs and maintenance on Water network infrastructure, as well as plant, equipment and vehicle checks. All while putting health and safety first (Chapter 8 NSRWA will be your guide), and keeping any service disruption to a minimum.
• Accurate reports are essential, so you'll be across reporting systems for measuring performance and productivity. And as you'll be working as part of a team, you'll do your turn on the standby rota for out-of-hours work.

Requirements

• A full, clean driving licence is non-negotiable, as you'll need to travel around sites in the Inverness area.
• A few 'nice to haves': it would be ideal if you have experience with HGVs or 180/360 excavators. And experience using cable avoidance tools would be good. As would an understanding of health and safety principles for site working or skills in basic ground.
• Holding a CPCS or NSRWA qualification would be great, but it's not a must-have.
• The not-so-small print
• This role will be a Grade 4. If you're new to Scottish Water, you'll join us on a starting salary of £31,640. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £ 36,460.
• The role includes participation in a 365/24/7 standby rota to ensure reliable service delivery in relation to any water supply issues. As well as standby you will have the opportunity to work overtime - paid at time and a half after 35 hours worked in a week.
• If you're interested in this role - or know someone else who might be - we'll be accepting applications until midnight on the 1st July 2026.
• A few final things worth knowing...
• As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it's important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don't already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
• Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing i

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Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. How's this for job satisfaction: at Scottish Water we look after Scotland's most precious natural resource. From source to tap, we are guarding Scotland's reputation for refreshingly pure water, and caring for our environment at the same time. Sound good? We are looking for motivated people to join our Water Response team based out of the Inverness area.

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