Earthing Technician

Arcadis; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in the United Kingdom seeks a hands-on Electrical Earthing Technician to support the Transmission & Distribution team. You will carry out earth resistance and soil resistivity measurements, inspect equipment, and contribute to HS&E compliant project delivery across UK sites.

Reporting to an Engineer, you will prepare risk assessments, develop method statements, and produce client reports. The role requires travel to site locations, a full driving licence, first aid training, and

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of earthing system measurements.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to peers and managers.
• Ability to build relationships quickly and effectively.
• Experience in writing clear, concise documentation.
• Willingness to travel UK and overseas.
• Full clean driving licence.
• First aid training.
• Experience in HV substation environments and/or authorisations for Transmission/Distribution.

Responsibilities

• Carry out earthing system measurements including soil resistivity and impedance.
• Produce risk assessments and method statements with health and safety focus.
• Produce reports detailing site measurement results for clients.
• Maintain and repair test equipment.

Skills

Earthing measurements

Risk assessments

Technical communication

Documentation

Driving licence

First aid

Willingness to travel

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Working within our Design & Engineering teams, you'll create some of the world’s most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces that transform the world around us, from making journeys easier to opening public places that bring people together.

The role sits within our global business area Resilience. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Working within our established Transmission & Distribution team, you will be responsible for undertaking substation earthing measurements ensuring the health & safety of substation operatives. You will also be responsible for maintaining and repairing test equipment and liaising with clients to schedule works.

Reporting to an Engineer, you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of project-related site measurements and developing reports to issue to the client. As part of your role, you will be responsible for conducting risk analysis of the work area and identify potential hazards and risks. Using your expertise in Electrical Earthing you will make recommendations on potential mitigation for any issues identified, or work with stakeholders to agree actions.

The role requires a level of flexibility to visit site locations across the UK.

Role accountabilities:

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Earthing system measurements including but not limited to.
  • Soil resistivity measurements
  • Earthing resistance/impedance measurements
  • Conductor tracing
  • Earthing continuity measurements
  • Visual condition inspections
• Production of risk assessments/Method Statements and taking responsibility for Health & Safety
• Production of reports detailing the site measurement results
• Maintaining and repairing test equipment

Qualifications & Experience:

• Working knowledge of earthing system measurements
• Ability of communicating technical issues to peers or senior managers
• Ability to develop working relationships quickly and effectively
• Experience in writing clear and concise documentation
• Flexibility to travel both in the UK and overseas.
• Full clean driving licence
• First aid training
• Experience in HV substation environments and/or substation authorisations for Transmission / Distribution system operators

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.