Utilities engineering technician

Knowledge

K1: Relevant industry health and safety standards and regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements Back to Duty

K2: Maintenance practices, processes and procedures covering a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment Back to Duty

K3: Relevant level of theory and principles that underpin the design and function of electro-mechanical and instrumentation systems and equipment Back to Duty

K4: Principles and processes that underpin the location, diagnosis and rectification of faults Back to Duty

K5: Planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance processes, practices and procedures Back to Duty

Skills

S1: Apply technical knowledge to carry out inspections, condition monitoring and reporting Back to Duty

S2: Follow and comply with industry health and safety and environmental working practices and regulations Back to Duty

S3: Locate, diagnose and rectify faults on plant and equipment Back to Duty

S4: Carry out maintenance activities on a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment Back to Duty

S5: Use workshop machinery and equipment to create, repair and modify component and apparatus Back to Duty

S6: Carry out and follow planned, reactive, and predictive plant and equipment maintenance procedures Back to Duty

S7: Communicate with and provide information and guidance to contractors, suppliers and colleagues in line with personal role and responsibilities Back to Duty

S8: Handover and confirm completion of engineering activities Back to Duty

S9: Read, understand and interpret computer data and displays, and work to technical specifications and supporting documentation Back to Duty

S10: Adhere to safe working practices and procedures and carry out risk assessments Back to Duty

S11: Carry out safe isolation of equipment, using permit and lock-off systems as required Back to Duty

S12: Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites Back to Duty

S13: Install, maintain, replace and commission equipment and components as required Back to Duty

S14: As required, undertake standby duties to provide 24 hour cover to remedy fault situations requiring diagnostic testing procedures Back to Duty

S15: Inspect and monitor electrical systems, and inspect, monitor, maintain and repair electrical equipment Back to Duty

S16: Test electrical equipment and systems and assist in installing electrical systems and equipment Back to Duty

S17: Access a range of sites to install, maintain, test, repair and dismantle electrical equipment Back to Duty

S18: Use electrical theories and principles to use test equipment for voltage, current and earth resistance testing to maintain the integrity of the electrical system Back to Duty

S19: Consult design specifications to analyse and calculate electrical system parameters and rectification procedures. Back to Duty

S20: Interpret electrical drawings to install, position or re-locate electrical equipment and cabling. Back to Duty

S21: Test, service and repair electrical equipment as part of planned preventative maintenance and/or reactive maintenance programmes Back to Duty

S22: Install and connect electrical cables, switchgear, circuit breakers, motors, transformers and other associated equipment Back to Duty

S23: Carry out electrical procedures on industrial low voltage systems (up to 1000V AC) operating switchgear, fuses, motor control centres, transformers, manual & automatically controlled drives and motors. Back to Duty

S24: Carry out basic fault diagnostics on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Back to Duty

S25: Apply mechanical theories and principles in order to carry out diagnostic fault finding procedures Back to Duty

S26: Inspect and monitor mechanical systems, and inspect, monitor, maintain, dismantle and repair mechanical equipment and components Back to Duty

S27: Test mechanical equipment and systems and assist in installing mechanical systems and equipment Back to Duty

S28: Basic Fabrication and welding of structures and components Back to Duty

S29: Use mechanical knowledge and skills to install, maintain and dismantle a wide range of complex plant, machinery and components Back to Duty

S30: Consult design specifications to analyse and calculate mechanical system parameters and rectification procedures. Back to Duty

S31: Interpret plans and drawings to install, position or re-locate mechanical equipment and components. Back to Duty

S32: Test, service and repair mechanical equipment as part of planned preventative maintenance and/or reactive maintenance programmes Back to Duty

S33: Install and maintain mechanical components including motors, pumps and gearboxes, maintaining and replacing lubricants. Back to Duty

S34: Inspect and maintain condition monitoring equipment Back to Duty

S35: Apply theories and principles of electronics to use equipment to carry out diagnostic fault finding procedures Back to Duty

S36: Maintain instrumentation and control equipment and circuits, and repair and overhaul instrumentation and control equipment Back to Duty

S37: Test and Calibrate Instrumentation and control equipment and circuits, and assist in installing instrumentation and control equipment Back to Duty

S38: Use Instrumentation and Control Systems knowledge and skills to install, maintain and dismantle instruments, controllers, probes, attachments, cabling, meters and display units. Back to Duty

S39: Carry out telemetry outstation and internal system configuration Back to Duty

S40: Identify and resolve data quality and calibration issues Back to Duty

S41: Test, calibrate and validate fixed and portable analogue and digital instrumentation using approved procedures and standards. Back to Duty

S42: Repair, maintain, configure and calibrate field instrumentation, communication devices and associated equipment used in system and process control, such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems Back to Duty

S43: Use standards and specifications to improve the information gathered by telemetry data Back to Duty

S44: Inspect and maintain security equipment, telecommunication devices and alarm systems Back to Duty

S45: Carry out isolation procedures to ensure process or system stability and personnel safety when carrying out operations Back to Duty

S46: Provide support to day-to-day users of instrumentation and control systems Back to Duty

S47: Complete data cleansing to ensure consistent and valid data is available for business and regulation purposes Back to Duty

Behaviours

B1: Display a self-disciplined, self-motivated approach whilst recognising personal limitations and seeking advice from fact holders and specialists when required Back to Duty

B2: Accept responsibility for work of self or others Back to Duty

B3: Deliver a polite, courteous professional service to customers and members of the public Back to Duty

B4: Work effectively and safely when undertaking tasks to approved standards and safe working practices as part of a team, working alone or with appropriate supervision Back to Duty

B5: Undertake and complete work in a way that contributes to sustainable development Back to Duty

B6: Be risk aware and minimise risks to life, property and the environment when undertaking work activities Back to Duty

B7: Be quality focussed and professional in work and in personal standards Back to Duty

B8: Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact Back to Duty

B9: Accept, allocate and supervise technical and other tasks Back to Duty

B10: Be aware of the needs and concerns of others, especially where related to diversity and equality Back to Duty

B11: Carry out and record CPD necessary to maintain and enhance competence Back to Duty

B12: Exercise responsibilities in an ethical manner Back to Duty