An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Water Regulations Technician to work collaboratively as part of the Water Quality team responsible for Network Regulations.

The Role:

The Trainee Water Regulations Technician has been created within the Network Regulations Team to help support people either thinking of a career change, building upon their existing skill set or for people embarking on their first job in the Water Industry. Whatever, your journey, you will be supported to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a competent Water Regulations Inspector and to become part of this dynamic team.

The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations were introduced in 1999 to prevent misuse, waste, undue consumption or erroneous measurement of water. Most importantly, they are designed to prevent contamination of drinking water supplies.

You will be trained to carry out water fittings inspections at both customer properties and commercial premises to ensure that installed plumbing systems are compliant, identifying risks to water quality and identifying any issues relating to the waste, undue consumption, or misuse of our water. We would also be looking for individuals that align with our company values and who proactively engage within the plumbing community to promote the water fittings regulations and good practice.

This role will require you to travel to all areas within our supply area (including the East, Southeast and the Central areas) and therefore due to the operational nature of the role, a full UK driving license is essential.

This role will also require you to work at heights and confined spaces.

Check out the below podcast where Mark and Jon detail a little more of what this role entails.

What you'll need:

• Knowledge and understanding of the current Water Fittings and Water Quality Regulations (Essential)

• Previous experience of working in the water industry or as an approved plumber.

• The ability to demonstrate technical skills, the ability to diagnose and find faults effectively.

• This role will require you to work independently, organise your time appropriately and clearly articulate problems found with a high degree of precision.

• Experience of writing reports.

• To be IT literate in various software's - e.g. (Microsoft office packages)Full UK/Clean/Manual driving licence.

Advert Closing Date: 19/10/25

Recruitment Process:

• Once you have submitted your application, you will receive email notification of receipt.
  
• You will be required to complete a 60 second video as part of your application detailing your motivations for applying for the role.
• If you are successful at shortlisting, the Talent Acquisition Partner managing this position will be in touch to discuss in detail the next steps in the recruitment process and what to expect.
• If you are unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage, we will also notify you via email notification.

Benefits:

• Salary: £28,924 (salary dependant on skills and experience)
• Hours of work: 08:00am - 16:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 08:00am - 15:30pm (Friday)
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Let the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert know – they’ll be able to help you.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.