Utility Service Technician

Essex Highways; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading highways service provider in Crewe seeks a Utility Services Technician. In this role, you will support the Construction Team by locating underground services, conducting surveys, and training operatives. Candidates must possess a valid driving licence and utility services experience. The company offers competitive benefits including sick pay, life assurance, and various discounts.

Benefits

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

Opportunity to purchase extra leave

Discounts through RJ Rewards app

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• A valid driving licence is essential.
• Utility services experience is desirable.
• Experience with handheld technology is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support location and avoidance of underground services.
• Survey and produce drawings of service locations.
• Advise operational teams on safe excavation methods.
• Assist in tracing utility plants.
• Train operatives on cable detection techniques.

Skills

Utility Services experience detecting underground services

Experience in use of handheld technology

Local knowledge of the county

Education

Current, valid driving licence

New Roads and Street works or NHSS 12 training

Working towards Lantra accreditation

Job description

Join Our Team as a Utility Services Technician!

Ringway Jacobs is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Utility Services Technician to become part of our Construction Team in Cheshire. In this vital role, you’ll work closely with the Construction Team Leader to plan, support, and deliver high-quality underground service location activities. You’ll play a key part in ensuring all works are carried out safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with CEH health and safety policies — helping us maintain the highest standards across CEH and SCP operations.

The Role

• Providing support to all teams in the location of and avoidance of underground services.
• Survey and produce simple drawings showing the locations of services for use by the operational teams.
• Provide advice to operational teams following surveys, in the safe methods to be utilised for excavations.
• Assist operatives in the tracing of utility plant.
• Train operatives in the effective use of cable detection equipment & techniques and in the understanding of public utility plans and drawings.

Qualifications

• A current, valid driving licence is essential.
• Utility Services experience detecting underground services desirable.
• New Roads and Street works or NHSS 12 training and qualifications would be highly beneficial.
• Experience in the use of handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones, etc) would be advantageous but not essential. Local knowledge of the county would be beneficial.
• Working towards Lantra accreditation (Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus).

Benefits

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

Ringway Jacobs is a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e‑mail us at [e-mail].