Career Opportunities: Virtual DST (14334)

Did you know the length of Severn Trent’s & Hafren Dyfrdwy’s water main pipes would wrap around the world just over once? Well, now you do.

It’s a big network, and a big responsibility. Every day 8 million rely on us to bring them clean water at the turn of a tap and take away their waste in one flush.

From planning, to digging, to inspecting we welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live. If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here. 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW  

Do you have NRSWA (New Roads & Street Works Act) qualification? If so this could be the role for you.

Our purpose is taking care of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care.

Working within our office based Virtual field team we have amazing opportunities to become a Virtual DST! In this role you will predominantly be communicating with our customers directly through several different channels such as FaceTime, WhatsApp, E-mails or photographs with the aim of mitigating the need to send a field engineer.

Working in this role you will be involved in a number of daily tasks designed to improve our customer experience, these daily tasks include resolving customer queries at first point of contact, raising jobs straight to repairs (i.e. Repair and Maintenance teams) and raising follow on work for our field Engineer’s to attend site to investigate. Also, as our new Virtual DST you will communicate closely with a variety of our stakeholders, answering customer video calls from COSC and working with our 3rd party contractors, local councils.

You will be guiding customer through the Severn Trent’s lead replacement scheme by carrying out visual inspection and offering technical guidance in line with the water regulations.

Dealing with highway inspectors and managing defects via the government portal, along with the Fire service liaison officers to maintain and upgrade the STW network and improve public safety. You will also be supporting other areas of the business in improving our network which will ensure our response rate with routine repairs and emergency work.

Furthermore, you will be working with the end goal of creating capacity in the county DST Area, allowing better prioritisation of work, which then improves our response times to higher priority work and allows us to carry out other beneficial activities such as proactive checks and maintenance on our network assets.

We have permanent opportunities within the team, so if you’re looking for a role which allows you to expand your skill set, learn something new, and drive the improvement of our customer experience, please keep reading.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE 

 Your key accountabilities in helping us will be:

• You will need to perform the duties of the role in compliance with statutory, regulatory and environmental standards, e.g. – NRSWA (New Roads & Street Works Act).

• You will carry out Lead replacement assessments in accordance with current regulations, guidelines as well as supporting our Green Recovery supply pipes programme.

• As part of your day to day will use business applications such as SAP, EEC, Click, CMP, site mate and GISST.

• You’ll get to work alongside Business Partners to help promote improvements on the Distribution Network.

• You will be accurately assessing Video calls/Photo’s to be able to effectively assess the location of future repair and maintenance work by colleagues, in order that the correct arrangements can be made for “right first time” repairs or ensure the right Department is attending the reported issues. Furthermore, you’ll be liaising with Network Control, Gang Scheduling, DST scheduling & COSC to ensure best resolutions for customers.

• You’ll be accountable for your own health & safety and have a duty of care to your colleagues & anyone affected by the work we do, for example general public, site personal and road-traffic users/pedestrians to ensure compliance with our statutory, regulatory and company standards at all times. You will also need to carry out risk assessments in conjunction with own tasks and that of follow on work.

• You’ll aim to deliver excellent customer service in accordance with the Companies policies and standards with an aim to deliver the job right first time. To do this you’ll exhibit the right behaviours and responsibilities described in the behaviours model and to support the continual improvement.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU  

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.  Here’s some of our favourites:

• Salary range £23,744 - £35,616 depending on experience.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year). 
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 per annum based on company performance).
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%).
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate. 
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’.
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers. 

• Family friendly policies.
• Two volunteering days per year.

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date too - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

And, if your curiosity has peaked and you want to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.