Asset Surveyor

Asset Surveyor

Working hours - Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)

Fixed Term Contract or Secondment - 2 years

Salary - from £34,000 to £40,000 (depending on experience)

Location - hybrid working with office location at Pity Me, Durham

At Northumbrian Water, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, we provide essential water and wastewater services to millions of people, and we are committed to delivering reliable, affordable and sustainable services while supporting our communities and protecting the environment. By focusing on the outcomes that matter most to our customers, we are also working towards our ambition to be the National Leader in sustainable water and wastewater services.

We are building a dedicated team to create our PR29 business plan, which will set out what we will deliver for customers and the environment, and the investment needed to achieve it, between 2030 and 2035. We are recruiting a number of key roles to join this team, offering an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues across Northumbrian Water, influence important decisions and help develop an ambitious and compelling plan that delivers lasting value for our customers and communities.

About the role

We have opportunities for Asset Surveyors to join our growing Asset Health team. In this role, you will investigate the condition of our operational assets and provide evidence of their condition through accurate descriptions, precise reports and visual evidence.

You will work with contractors, engineers and stakeholders to target priority sites and coordinate enabling works to facilitate efficient, comprehensive and safe inspections. The role will also involve assuring the results of surveys are recorded clearly in our corporate systems in a timely manner.

You will play a vital role in supporting the development of our company business plan by identifying investment needs to improve asset health. You will enhance the accuracy of our corporate asset data and assist in the development of our asset risk management framework enabling the business to understand our risk profile

About you

If you have a good level of understanding of civil and mechanical assets and can use and develop risk assessment techniques and tools, we would love to hear from you!

You will have strong data collation, analysis and validation skills, as well as advanced skills on standard MS packages (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). You can operate in a high pressure, changeable environment and have a desire to research and work with new technologies and a drive to develop new ways of working.

You will have excellent stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal. You have good organisational skills and be a great team player.

We will be hosting an Open Evening session to learn more about PR29 roles at our Northumbria House office in Pity Me, Durham on Tuesday 10th November 2026. Please register your interest at: recruitment@nwl.co.uk

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

A Full UK Driving License is required for this role.

This is a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you'll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.