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Posted Date:  13 Nov 2025
Posting End Date:  15 Feb 2026
Location:  West Midlands
Company:  Severn Trent Water Limited
Department:  Water Network Ops
Salary (£):  £40,668 - £46,000

Trunk Mains Specialist

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT 

 

 

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our people love working here.   

 

 

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.  

 

 

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.  

 

 

 

 

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

 

 

We have a fantastic opportunity to join us at Severn Trent as a Trunk Mains Specialist. This opportunity is based in Derbyshire.

 

 

Being involved with the multi award winning Trunk Main Team, you’ll play an essential role in ensuring the effective response and repair of all trunk mains. We also complete capital schemes, to ensure proactive activity is taking place to improve our networks resilience. You will support the team manager in operating and maintaining our Strategic Network safely, compliantly, and efficiently.

 

 

Your area would be for non-Aqueducts mains from our Water Treatment Assets and storage Reservoirs all the way to our DMAs that are above 12”. You would assist operations for all these assets that are above 12” in size and up to 60” in size and support the wider Water networks team on DMA mains repairs that are above 12”.

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

 

 

You will also be experienced in working collaboratively with contract partners and stakeholders across a large geographical area. Also, in the of building and developing of effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll also have a real focus on Health Safety and Well Being to ensure that nobody gets hurt or made unwell by our activities and ensure full compliance with all regulatory and company requirements.

 

 

 

Your key accountabilities in helping us will be:

 

  • You will assist the Team Manager with leading and supporting the Trunk Main Operatives, including day to day supervision on reactive incidents as well as capital schemes. This will involve working across multiple STW and external departments and regulators.
  • You will proactively manage and enhance both the internal and external relationship with all key parties including contractors, STW teams, Network Control, Water Treatment, Customer Delivery, and other supporting departments. You will also identify mitigation measures to reduce or prevent No Supply eruptive burst and promote long term solutions with Asset Optimisation Teams.
  • You will lead in trunk main repairs for any issues that require escalation and business support. This can include legislative requirements around water quality, health and safety and land access.
  • You will work with the Asset Optimisation team to provide operational and technical input to ensure capital investment provides a product compatible with operational needs and maintenance practices.
  • You will ensure consistent use and application of standardised practices and procedures for the management of H&S and water quality risks, with full adherence to and promotion of the Company principles
  • You will enable the team to manage the day-to-day operation and maintenance of Trunk Main assets through allocated resources and use Construction Design Management (CDM) for complex works.
  • Identify asset investment requirements and any residual risks arising from operational activities and record details on the company’s risk management database.

 

 

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too.  We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.  

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU  

 

 

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live. 

 

 

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family: 

 

 

  • Salary: Competative 
  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year) Company van
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 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

 

 

 

 

 

LET’S GO

 

 

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