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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Escapes Technician - **Company:** Yorkshire Water - **Location:** Bradford, UK - **Salary:** £31,512.0 - £39,270.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Microsoft Software, SAP (Applications), Data Processing, Information Technology - **Published:** June 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/network-technician/yorkshire-water-job107491393 ## About the Role * You will also have logical problem solving and basic IT skills with the ability to work with technical equipment. * Ability to acquire, understand and interpret technical information. * Experience of providing good governance and quality assurance to process. * Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbally. * Data handling and statistical analysis. * Supporting and embedding change. * Influencing and driving a right first-time approach. * Developing new and innovative ways to improve outputs. * You will be competent in the use of IT systems including Odyssey, SAP, ICE and Microsoft Applications. * A full valid EU driving licence (no more than six points) and access to own transport is essential. You will also benefit from having: * Understanding sewerage systems and network performance issues. * Proven record of playing a contributing role in relevant meetings to provide insight and technical expertise. * Delivering against challenging business targets. * Experience in analysing and interpreting data to meet regulatory targets. ## Description Location: This role is a flexible hybrid working arrangement and will be based in Bradford, with an office move to Leeds Valley Park in the Summer. There is an expectation to visit sites in the Yorkshire region there a full valid driving licence (with no more than 6 points) is an essential requirement for this role., Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Customer Field Services are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. This is a key role in ensuring we achieve our aspirations and Performance Commitment targets to reduce internal and external sewer flooding. This role will help deliver our financial reward targets for the business through AMP8, as well as delivering improved service to customers. Where you fit in! The Network Escapes Technician will play a critical role in ensuring that the business delivers on its AMP 8 performance associated to Internal Sewer Flooding (ISF), External Sewer Flooding (ESF). You will help ensure our regulatory Performance Commitments are achieved, through validating and categorising sewer flooding incidents in line with regulatory requirements. As our Network Escapes Technician, you will: * You will be using Escape Reports to validate and categorise flooding incidents in accordance with regulatory guidelines, recommending GSS payments where appropriate. * You will be creating, developing, and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders to achieve common goals, providing regular summary reports to update on performance, highlighting performance and quality issues as well as provide coaching for the operations Team. * You will work closely with the Operational Team to ensure performance shortfalls and failures are promptly investigated and understood, driving performance and improvements of data collection. * You will also interpret and provide rainfall RADAR analysis, review, and recommend which properties are at risk. * You will be responsible for interpreting data and reports and carrying out desk top studies and reviewing investigations carried out by Operational Teams. * You will monitor the progression of investigations and repair work to avoid repeat occurrences and collate all available data to sign off and categorise incidents. 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