Customer and Operational Services Advisor

We’re looking for driven and proactive individuals to join our fast-moving and supportive Customer and Market Resolutions team. If you enjoy problem-solving, working as part of a team, and want to grow your career in a dynamic environment, this could be the perfect opportunity.

We’re looking for confident team players with strong analytical skills to identify and resolve issues for our customers—proactively supporting them via phone, email, and online chat before problems impact their experience.

Please note, this is an office-based role and not a Meter Reader position.

Perks you’ll enjoy

  • Competitive salary: £24,000 – £25,000 per year
  • Company pension, life insurance and sick pay
  • Cycle-to-work scheme and on-site parking
  • Monday to Friday working schedule, so your weekends are all yours
  • Creating meter read schedules when required for the meter reading team in the field
  • Validate returned reads from various sources to be used for invoicing purposes and upload these to the CMA (Central Market Agency) in line with our market license requirements.
  • Create and process cases for our customers as and when required to resolve a given issue. This includes things like, burst allowances, Charitable Exemptions, meter read skips and changes in market data etc.
  • Manage case load effectively to bring each case to a resolution as quickly as possible and within KPI’s.
  • Understand when a case may need to be escalated for further assistance from the Team Leader or from Scottish Water.
  • Build rapport, identify customer needs quickly, efficiently, and proactively to deliver excellent customer services,
  • Work collaboratively with team members to ensure more complex customer queries are investigated and resolved.
  • Assist and collaborate with ALL other area of the business when required, supporting them with queries.
  • Work collaboratively with Scottish Water to ensure the best outcome for our customer base as quickly as possible.
  • Opportunity for involvement in automation and improvement of business processes
  • Manage workload effectively ensuring all tasks are completed within given timescales and KPI’s
  • Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role, or Previous experience within a high-performing team
  • Good evidence of improving results via effective time management
  • Must be commercially aware with a track record of consistently achieving and exceeding targets
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability and resilience to deal with challenge and ambiguity
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Competent in all Microsoft office packages including Excel, office 365
  • Must be a strong team player, with the ability to work collaboratively across functions and departments
  • Must have strong communication skills with the ability to communicate [complex concepts or data in a meaningful way] and/or with the ability to communicated effectively both internally and externally.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
  • Must have strong logical and analytical skills, an inherent problem solver
  • Highly numerate with strong analytical skills
  • Ability to develop, train and upskill their team
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About Castle Water

Castle Water aims to deliver the best customer service in the sector. Creating positive interactions in the workplace and between our employees and our customers will help ensure our company continues to draw new and retain existing customers. 

Castle Water has a track record of providing excellent customer service, and of developing innovative approaches to utility supply. We have more 5-star reviews on Trustpilot than all other water retailers. We pride ourselves on being transparent and treating customers fairly.

Our head office is based in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, within easy commuting distance of both Perth and Dundee. We are embedded in the local community and participate in many local events and activities.

As a responsible employer, the health, safety, and wellbeing of our people is a top priority. Our employees are currently working on a hybrid model from home and in the office. Measures have been put in place in line with government guidelines to ensure a safe environment for those who are working in our offices.

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