Water Network Operative Apprentice

VERIFLO LIMITED

NFU Building, East Malling Research Station, New Road, East Malling (ME19 6BJ)

Closes on Friday 13 November 2026

Posted on 5 October 2026

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Summary

This is a Water Network Technician, CABWI Level 3 qualification.

This qualification will help support the growth of our existing employees as well as offering new starters an industry recognised qualification they can take throughout their career.

Wage

£28,000 a year

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Training course
Water industry network technician (level 3)
Hours
40 hours per week. Occasional night & weekend work with sufficient notice.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 January 2027

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

5

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Asset checks
  • Logging
  • Flushing
  • Mains tracing
  • Sampling
  • Mains isolations

Where you'll work

NFU Building, East Malling Research Station, New Road, East Malling
ME19 6BJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

GOLD TAP TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Water industry network technician (level 3)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with (water or wastewater) industry regulations and procedures.
  • Complete risk assessments: identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Apply control measures.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, and safe working and security practices and procedures.
  • Set out and remove signing, lighting, and guarding.
  • Conduct vehicle checks.
  • Conduct and assess impact of activity for example, environmental, cost, reputation, safety, and health. Apply control measures.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and requirements . For example, safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, and efficient use of resources.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development. For example, in choice of materials.
  • Trace and locate network services.
  • Collect mitigation data or evidence.
  • Check technician tools and equipment. Conduct maintenance for example, calibration.
  • Identify issues. Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques: identify root cause. Resolve faults.
  • Consider, identify, and promote areas for improvement. For example, in relation to quality, cost, time, safety, and impact.
  • Use information technology. Follow cyber security requirements. Comply with GDPR.
  • Interpret digital mapping systems and update.
  • Complete work documentation: enter and record data and information using digital technology for example, hand-held devices.
  • Read and interpret written information. For example, work instructions, and service level agreements.
  • Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, equipment, traffic management, and personnel.
  • Prioritise work activities.
  • Communicate verbally and in writing. For example, with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. Use water industry terminology where appropriate.
  • Identify and escalate issues.
  • Provide advice and guidance to customers.
  • Liaise with, negotiate with, and handle conflict in individual or group environments.
  • Apply and enforce water fittings regulations to customer installations for example, rainwater harvest systems and solar panels.
  • Read and interpret technical data for example, flows and pressures.
  • Install pressure gauges.
  • Conduct flow and pressure measurements.
  • Identify different valve types. Operate multiple valves, hydrants and washouts including isolation and recharging of mains.
  • Follow hygiene practices for example, disinfect equipment.
  • Select and use water quality testing equipment to test for water quality for example, chlorine, turbidity, taste, odour, and clarity.
  • Sample for chemical and micro-biological analysis.
  • Set up temporary loggers (flow and pressure).
  • Carry out network optimisation activity. For example, PRV, PSV, and air valve maintenance.
  • Select and use leakage detection tools and methods to identify source of leakage. For example, step testing, acoustic and electronic, data logging ground microphones, and correlators.
  • Inspect and check network assets for example, air values, PRV, critical values, fire hydrant. Identify action.
  • Select and use equipment to complete planned preventative maintenance. For example, conduct high velocity mains cleansing and low turnover flushing.
  • Conduct step testing using valves.
  • Select and use initial leakage detection equipment and methods. For example, acoustic and electronic, data logging, ground microphones, and correlators.
  • Use specific leakage detection equipment and methods to identify leakage pin-point for example, network or customer side.
  • Conduct targeted DMA (district metered area) survey.
  • Access, download, and interpret data from pressure and flow loggers.
  • Test and assess application of innovative leakage equipment.
  • Apply maintenance practices to meters and loggers. Identify and arrange repairs.
  • Trace or locate drain or sewer.
  • Complete visual inspection to check assets for example, combined sewer overflow, non-return valves, flow control devices, and storage tanks. Identify action.
  • Use dye testing to trace and investigate cross or illegal connections.
  • Use digital inspection equipment for example, CCTV to check assets. Identify action.
  • Use sonde equipment.
  • Select and use blockage removal equipment for example, rods and jetting equipment.
  • Select and use equipment to apply first line maintenance techniques for example, replace seals, lubricate, de-silt, and de-scale.
  • Follow alarm response procedures.
  • Comply with (water or wastewater) industry regulations and procedures.
  • Complete risk assessments: identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Apply control measures.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, and safe working and security practices and procedures.
  • Set out and remove signing, lighting, and guarding.
  • Conduct vehicle checks.
  • Conduct and assess impact of activity for example, environmental, cost, reputation, safety, and health. Apply control measures.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and requirements . For example, safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, and efficient use of resources.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development. For example, in choice of materials.
  • Trace and locate network services.
  • Collect mitigation data or evidence.
  • Check technician tools and equipment. Conduct maintenance for example, calibration.
  • Identify issues. Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques: identify root cause. Resolve faults.
  • Consider, identify, and promote areas for improvement. For example, in relation to quality, cost, time, safety, and impact.
  • Use information technology. Follow cyber security requirements. Comply with GDPR.
  • Interpret digital mapping systems and update.
  • Complete work documentation: enter and record data and information using digital technology for example, hand-held devices.
  • Read and interpret written information. For example, work instructions, and service level agreements.
  • Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, equipment, traffic management, and personnel.
  • Prioritise work activities.
  • Communicate verbally and in writing. For example, with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. Use water industry terminology where appropriate.
  • Identify and escalate issues.
  • Provide advice and guidance to customers.
  • Liaise with, negotiate with, and handle conflict in individual or group environments.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 5)
  • Maths (grade 5)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • DBS Check
  • Driving Licence
  • Drug & Alcohol Testing

About this employer

Veriflo are a Water Asset Management organisation. We support Water companies within the utilities industry to deliver large scale engineering projects and create bespoke solutions packages for industry challenges and issues. We work within many large clients across the South of the UK but predominantly in London. Our teams are made up of engineers and technicians with decades of experience in the field and we are committed to development of new talent, including many successful apprentices.

http://www.veriflo.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Benenden health
  • Pension scheme (If eligible)
  • Staff & team events
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Enhanced holiday

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • Water Network Operative
  • Water Network Technician
  • Technical Coordinator
  • Field Operations Manager
  • Network Engineer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GOLD TAP TRAINING LIMITED

training@veriflo.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056302.

Apply now

Closes on Friday 13 November 2026

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.