Line Maintenance Technician - Crawley

Fisher German LLP; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading field services company in the UK is seeking a Line Maintenance Technician to ensure the integrity of cross-country assets. Responsibilities include performing maintenance, conducting inspections, and supervising tasks according to health safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work under pressure. Benefits include a bonus scheme, company vehicle, and generous leave policy.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Company Van

Generous holiday scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Online money saving portal

Death In Service cover

Volunteering Leave

Responsibilities

• Carry out all types of maintenance on pipelines and assets.
• Report to line managers and follow specific duties.
• Attend required industry training courses.
• Carry out visual inspections for asset integrity.
• Fill out documentation and reports.
• Supervise Third Parties per safety procedures.
• Provide on-site support to wider business when required.

Skills

Strong team-player

Strong organisation skills

Practical mindset

Ability to work under pressure

Strong communication skills

Flexible attitude

Good IT skills

Job description

We're growing our Field Services teams and are looking for a Line Maintenance Technician to come and join us. You'll be ensuring the integrity and maintenance of our client's cross-country assets and apparatus, working to strict Health and Safety guidelines.

We provide professional services and advice to clients on matters relating to water, gas, electricity, fibre optics and oil. You'll be working within our experienced Field Services team, which includes Line Maintenance Technicians, Land Agents, Landowner Liaison Officers, Surveyors as well as the wider office and firm when applicable.

You'll be working with a varied range of Clients, liaising with them as well as Landowners and Contractors. The role involves a considerable amount of travel across the networks, for which a vehicle is supplied along with arrangements for when overnight stay is occasionally required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out all types of maintenance to ensure that pipelines and assets are adequately marked and recorded where necessary.
• Report to line managers and carry out specific duties as required.
• Attend and satisfactorily pass all training courses required. Some courses are industry specific and undertaken in strict accordance with HSE guidelines.
• Carry out visual inspections of all apparatus to ensure asset integrity.
• Fill out all documentation and report as required.
• Supervise Third Parties (when trained) to ensure they accord to all of the relevant client specific and HSE safety procedures.
• Working in the highway and cross-country.
• On occasion, provide on-site support services to the Infrastructure Services division and wider business.

Requirements:

• Strong team-player.
• Strong organisation skills to self-manage and work independently.
• A practical and proactive mindset.
• The ability to work under pressure to demanding deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and an ability to form effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude.
• Good IT skills.

Benefits:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• Company Van
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you're part-time)