Trainee Technician

Wales & West Utilities Limited; Cullompton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan with Aviva

Annual salary review

Discretionary bonus

Health and wellbeing programme

Job summary

Wales & West Utilities Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Trainee Technician to join our Capital Delivery team. You will contribute to a reliable gas service across our network by carrying out routine and non-routine work as an individual or team leader.

The role provides technical support to ensure safe, efficient development and maintenance of the transport system, with a focus on safety, record-keeping, and collaboration with workforce and assets.

Qualifications

• On-site health and safety and gas safety knowledge required.
• Ability to communicate with colleagues, management, public officials and customers.
• Full UK Driving Licence and relevant technical qualifications.”

Responsibilities

• Carry out all work on the Network safely and cost effectively, staying current with industry standards.
• Maintain accurate records of activities to satisfy pipeline safety and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee installation, commissioning, maintenance, validation, modification, repair of pipelines and related equipment.
• Supervise Direct Labour and Contract teams to achieve high productivity and efficient practices.

Skills

Health and safety understanding

Gas safety knowledge

Communication skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

BTEC National certificate or NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Cat & Genny Sigma training

DCVG trained

Current attenuation trained

Current drain test trained

CIP survey and Pearson survey trained

Job description

Salary up to £50,904 depending on competency and qualifications held - there is also an opportunity for standby and overtime

Contract

Permanent Full Time

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a Trainee Technician to join our Capital Delivery department. The purpose of the job is to contribute to a cost effective and customer focused, reliable gas service by carrying out routine and non-routine work across the network as an individual or as a team leader.

The successful candidate will provide the necessary technical support to ensure the safe, efficient and cost-effective development and maintenance of the transportation system.

We’ll trust you to:

• Carry out all work on the Network safely and cost effectively, keeping up to date with current technical and industry standards and future developments using individual specialist skills.
• Maintain accurate records of all activities to satisfy Pressure management –pipelines within WWU, third party and legislative requirements
• Undertake and oversee all installation, commissioning, maintenance, validation, modification, repair of the LTS and IP Pipelines, including calibration work in accordance with appropriate policies, procedures and statutory requirements to ensure optimum technical performance and reliability of equipment
• Supervise Direct Labour and Contract teams, ensuring the business objectives of high productivity and efficient work practices through the effective management and utilisation of workforce and assets is achieved

You can read a full job description here .

You’ll need to have:

• An understanding of on-site health and safety and all aspects of gas safety
• An understanding of the Local Transmission and Distribution gas supply network and the behaviour of various gases
• Knowledge of New Roads and Streetworks Act activities
• Ability to communicate with fellow workers, management, public officials, site managers and the general public in order to carry out work, deal with routine complaints and ensure that we satisfy our customers and the general public
• Full UK Driving Licence
• BTEC National certificate or NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Site Supervisor Safety Training
• Deep Excavation & Confined spaces
• Vehicle Marshalling
• Cat & Genny Sigma training
• DCVG trained
• Current attenuation trained
• Current drain test trained
• CIP survey and Pearson survey trained

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £50,904 depending on competency and qualifications held - there is also an opportunity for standby and overtime.
• A structured pay & competency framework which rewards skills, competence and enables development and career progression
• Additional earnings through the standby rota plus overtime and additional work available
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!