Utilities Technician - Water

RPS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Utilities Technician to join their Wastewater Network Team. This role involves working with a team to install, commission, and maintain monitoring equipment for wastewater operations. Ideal candidates have a utilities background, strong communication skills, and a full UK driving licence. This position offers opportunities for personal development and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

A personal development plan

Transparent career pathway

Agile offices and hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to collect samples for water quality analysis.
• Operate from defined hydrants to report water quality parameters.

Skills

Utilities background

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable in confined spaces

Experience using drills

Experience in a wastewater role

Experience with phone apps for data capture

Excellent problem-solving skills

Track record of reliability and flexibility

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Overview

Utilities Technician role with RPS is to join our Wastewater Network Team. This role suits individuals with Mechanical, Electrical and Telecommunications backgrounds, or those from the Utilities sector. After training, you would work with a 2 to 3-person team, carrying out the installation, commissioning and maintenance of CCTV and Flow Monitoring Equipment.

About The Team

RPS Water Consulting Scotland is a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Site Based Operations Teams providing Asset Survey and Operational Support to our Water Industry clients.

Our Stepps & Grangemouth team carries out wastewater network activities such as flow monitoring, asset surveys and data monitoring equipment installations, helping gather critical operational data to improve model accuracy and better understand network performance.

About You

As a key member of the Wastewater Operations business, your role as Utilities Technician is critical to helping us deliver great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team of water quality experts on a range of capital delivery projects.

The equipment is used to gather data from the Wastewater Network to understand when overflows are spilling. These overflows are designed to spill in heavy rainfall, ensuring our sewer network does not cause flooding to people\'s homes, streets, and communities.

Your Responsibilities

• You will work as part of a two-person team, with an experienced Senior Technician, collecting samples on behalf of our client, Scottish Water.
• You will be operating from defined hydrants recording operations to report back to our client on water quality parameters.

Skills, Knowledge, And Experience

• A strong utilities background and the willingness to learn new skills will be considered.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to complete paperwork accurately and annotate plans.
• Being comfortable entering and working in confined spaces.
• Experience using drills and taking accurate measurements.
• Ideally some experience in a wastewater related role.
• Experience with phone apps to data capture.
• Excellent problem-solving and accurate record-keeping capabilities.
• Demonstrable track record of reliability and flexibility.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence

Health And Safety

• Moving heavy items including inspection chamber covers.
• Working in all weather conditions.
• You may be required to work in confined spaces and on highways.
• Daily/weekly checks of equipment and vehicles.
• Please note mandatory drugs and alcohol tests are undertaken for this role and a DBS check will be undertaken.

What’s in it for you?

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go. We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

About RPS, a Tetra Tech Company

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.

What happens next?

If we feel you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange a competency interview. If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered. Ready to apply? Please have your CV ready and continue with your application online.

Mutual Dignity and Respect

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