Field Operations Technician

Job description
Field Operations Technician

We are seeking an experienced Field Operations Technician to join our team in East Malling, Kent. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience in the clean water industry and will be responsible for undertaking a variety of field-based activities.

Key Responsibilities:
• Investigate clean water networks to address performance issues, such as high or low pressure, leakage, metering queries, and supply disruptions.
• Conduct day-to-day activities, including trunk main isolation, operability checks, and asset verification.
• Operate clean water assets, such as valves and hydrants, working with large diameter trunk mains and smaller distribution mains.
• Utilize GIS plans, site schematics, and other reference documents to conduct comprehensive site assessments.
• Perform risk and hazard inspections, delivering comprehensive reports to the project team.

Requirements:
• Minimum 3 years of practical experience in the clean water industry.
• Ideal experience includes district metered area validation, zonal pressure tests, and experience with valve shut-offs and step testing.
• EUSR Water Hygiene certification.
• Valve operations, including CALM Networks experience.
• NRSWA Operative (Unit 2) qualification.
• IT proficiency, including Office365, GIS mapping tools, PDA/Tablet use, and online reporting software.
• Full UK driving license.

Employment Details:
• Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
• Weekly Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
• Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus overtime (time and a half).
• Pension: 4% employer contribution.
• Tools and Equipment: Company utility van, fuel card, contract mobile phone, and tablet.