Field Operations Technician

Job description

Field Operations Technician

We are seeking an experienced Field Operations Technician to join our team in East Malling, Kent. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience in the clean water industry and will be responsible for undertaking a variety of field-based activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate clean water networks to address performance issues, such as high or low pressure, leakage, metering queries, and supply disruptions.

• Conduct day-to-day activities, including trunk main isolation, operability checks, and asset verification.

• Operate clean water assets, such as valves and hydrants, working with large diameter trunk mains and smaller distribution mains.

• Utilize GIS plans, site schematics, and other reference documents to conduct comprehensive site assessments.

• Perform risk and hazard inspections, delivering comprehensive reports to the project team.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of practical experience in the clean water industry.

• Ideal experience includes district metered area validation, zonal pressure tests, and experience with valve shut-offs and step testing.

• EUSR Water Hygiene certification.

• Valve operations, including CALM Networks experience.

• NRSWA Operative (Unit 2) qualification.

• IT proficiency, including Office365, GIS mapping tools, PDA/Tablet use, and online reporting software.

• Full UK driving license.

Employment Details:

• Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent.

• Weekly Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday).

• Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus overtime (time and a half).

• Pension: 4% employer contribution.

• Tools and Equipment: Company utility van, fuel card, contract mobile phone, and tablet.