Assistant Network Technician
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK15 9PA |
| Company: | The Clancy Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1463270540 |
Summary
Assistant Network Technician
£13.00
Milton Keynes Cotton ValleyWe care! That’s why we need people like you who care about your colleagues and customers, as well as our business and the environment
We’re proud to work in partnership with Anglian Water and are looking for an Assistant Network Technician to join our team, helping deliver safe, high-quality drinking water to customers every day.
This role plays a key part in protecting water quality across the network, helping to deliver safe, clean drinking water to customers every day.
Working as part of our operational team, you’ll carry out planned and reactive water quality activities across the distribution network. This is a field-based role, working outdoors with underground assets, travelling across local and wider areas, and supporting both routine maintenance and incident response. Flexibility is essential, including out-of-hours working when required.
Here are some of the activities you will be involved in…
- Surveying, inspecting, and maintaining the water distribution network, including valves and critical assets
- Carrying out valve operations and flushing
- Locating assets and updating digital network records using GIS systems
- Completing risk assessments and following approved safe systems of work
- Undertaking water quality sampling and monitoring across the network and customer properties
- Low velocity turnover flushing of the water distribution network
- Asset inspection of the water distribution network. (air valves, critical valves
- Water quality system surveys (chlorine residual monitoring etc in customer premises and the water distribution
We would love to hear from you if you can demostrate …
You enjoy hands on, outdoor work and take pride in delivering high-quality, safe outcomes.
A full UK driving licence is essential.
Previous experience within water networks, mains laying, service connections, or a similar utilities environment would be beneficial.
An interest in water quality testing, asset performance and continuous improvement.
Relevant industry certifications such as EUSR Water Hygiene, SHEA Water, sampling, or mains disinfection are desirable.
A positive, customer-focused attitude, flexibility to support out-of-hours work, and a willingness to learn, upskill, and contribute to a strong health and safety culture will support success in this position.
Our Company
Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.
Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.
We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.
What Next
You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!
Benefits
In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 22 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.
Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme