Network Asset Engineer (Flexi-Skilled Mechanic)
Job number UU02402 Country United Kingdom Region Lancashire Location name Preston Wastewater Treatment Works, Clifton Marsh, Lytham Road, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 0XE Posting End Date 21/03/2025 Band 5b Role Type Permanent Salary £42,411
Salary - £42,411
Work Type - Onsite
Job Location - Preston Wastewater Treatment Works, Clifton Marsh, Lytham Road, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 0XE
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours - 37 hours per week
United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.
We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.
Job Purpose
You will be accountable for carrying out reactive, planned and proactive fault identification, investigation and analysis to establish the root cause of all mechanical issues. You will complete the necessary planned maintenance tasks on Wastewater Network Maintenance assets in order to ensure their reliability and compliance with United Utilities Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
* Assisting the Network Asset Controller and Network Maintainer Controller in reviewing and amending the appropriate telemetry alarm level settings at powered assets, as required.
* Identifying and raising further work and identifying capital investment needs required to avoid repeat incidents and failures at powered assets.
* Responding to reactive incidents e.g. alarms, customer calls and field notifications on standby, and carry out the first call response on all powered assets.
* Liaising with the Network Asset Controller and Network Maintainer Controller to ensure that all assets at each powered asset/site facility are registered correctly on United Utilities corporate system.
* Ensuring that all maintenance data recorded is reliable, accurate and complete.
* Ensuring that all powered assets are compliant with their regulatory Environment Agency (EA) permit conditions.
* Proactively looking at ways of reducing the number of repeat failures, pollution and/or flooding incidents at powered assets.
* Acting as the Person Controlling the Works (PCW) for all work being completed on site by Framework Contractors, ensuring that the work is completed safely, correctly, on time and within budget.
* Assisting in reviewing and updating the ‘Site Contingency Plans' and ensuring that the critical spares for powered assets are available.
Technical Skills & Experience
* A good understanding of Wastewater Network non-infrastructure policies and procedures.
* Experience of working in the water and wastewater industry with a general awareness and understanding of its regulators.
* Demonstrable basic maintenance understanding of the operation of Wastewater Network Assets.
* Good information technology skills and ability to understand United Utilities systems.
* Capable of using your own initiative and have a flexible approach to highly varied workloads.
* Good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers.
* Good time management skills to work to agreed deadlines.
* Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Good team working skills.
Qualifications
* A minimum qualification at City and Guilds or National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 (or equivalent) in a mechanical discipline and be a time-served engineer in Mechanical engineering or a relevant Mechanical discipline.
* 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) A – C (including Maths and English).
* You must hold a full UK driving license.
We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.
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