Summary
Are you ready to live your future? Do you want to be part of building a greener, healthier, and stronger North West? Come and join us! With a range of award-winning roles on offer, you’re sure to find your perfect career here at United Utilities. We’ll provide you with industry-leading skills and experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.
Wage
£19,000 a year
You have a starting salary of £19,000, which will increase each year based on performance
Training course
Water industry network technician (level 3)
Hours
Usually Monday - Friday between 9.00am - 5.00pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Wednesday 3 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As an Apprentice LDTM (Large Diameter Trunk Main) Systems Controller, you’ll learn how to:
* Ensure that our assets are operated at optimum levels
* Carry out day to day risk assessments for all major planned work and produce detailed operational plans
* Plan for minor and major events and works
* Provide technical support in any event or incident situation
* Identify and solve network problems
Where you’ll work
White Bull Water Treatment Works
Preston Road
Alston
Preston
PR3 3BL
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED
Your training course
Water industry network technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Comply with (water or wastewater) industry regulations and procedures.
* Complete risk assessments: identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Apply control measures.
* Comply with health and safety regulations, and safe working and security practices and procedures.
* Set out and remove signing, lighting, and guarding.
* Conduct vehicle checks.
* Conduct and assess impact of activity for example, environmental, cost, reputation, safety, and health. Apply control measures.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and requirements. For example, safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, and efficient use of resources.
* Apply principles of sustainable development. For example, in choice of materials.
* Trace and locate network services.
* Collect mitigation data or evidence.
* Check technician tools and equipment. Conduct maintenance for example, calibration.
* Identify issues. Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques: identify root cause. Resolve faults.
* Consider, identify, and promote areas for improvement. For example, in relation to quality, cost, time, safety, and impact.
* Use information technology. Follow cyber security requirements. Comply with GDPR.
* Interpret digital mapping systems and update.
* Complete work documentation: enter and record data and information using digital technology for example, hand-held devices.
* Read and interpret written information. For example, work instructions, and service level agreements.
* Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, equipment, traffic management, and personnel.
* Prioritise work activities.
* Communicate verbally and in writing. For example, with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. Use water industry terminology where appropriate.
* Identify and escalate issues.
* Provide advice and guidance to customers.
* Liaise with, negotiate with, and handle conflict in individual or group environments.
* Apply and enforce water fittings regulations to customer installations for example, rainwater harvest systems and solar panels.
* Read and interpret technical data for example, flows and pressures.
* Install pressure gauges.
* Conduct flow and pressure measurements.
* Identify different valve types. Operate multiple valves, hydrants and washouts including isolation and recharging of mains.
* Follow hygiene practices for example, disinfect equipment.
* Select and use water quality testing equipment to test for water quality for example, chlorine, turbidity, taste, odour, and clarity.
* Sample for chemical and micro-biological analysis.
* Set up temporary loggers (flow and pressure).
* Carry out network optimisation activity. For example, PRV, PSV, and air valve maintenance.
* Select and use leakage detection tools and methods to identify source of leakage. For example, step testing, acoustic and electronic, data logging ground microphones, and correlators.
* Inspect and check network assets for example, air values, PRV, critical values, fire hydrant. Identify action.
* Select and use equipment to complete planned preventative maintenance. For example, conduct high velocity mains cleansing and low turnover flushing.
* Conduct step testing using valves.
* Set up temporary loggers (flow and pressure).
* Select and use initial leakage detection equipment and methods. For example, acoustic and electronic, data logging, ground microphones, and correlators.
* Use specific leakage detection equipment and methods to identify leakage pin-point for example, network or customer side.
* Conduct targeted DMA (district metered area) survey.
* Read and interpret technical data for example, flows and pressures.
* Access, download, and interpret data from pressure and flow loggers.
* Test and assess application of innovative leakage equipment.
* Apply maintenance practices to meters and loggers. Identify and arrange repairs.
* Trace or locate drain or sewer.
* Complete visual inspection to check assets for example, combined sewer overflow, non-return valves, flow control devices, and storage tanks. Identify action.
* Use dye testing to trace and investigate cross or illegal connections.
* Use digital inspection equipment for example, CCTV to check assets. Identify action.
* Use sonde equipment.
* Select and use blockage removal equipment for example, rods and jetting equipment.
* Select and use equipment to apply first line maintenance techniques for example, replace seals, lubricate, de-silt, and de-scale.
* Follow alarm response procedures.
* Comply with (water or wastewater) industry regulations and procedures.
* Complete risk assessments: identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Apply control measures.
* Comply with health and safety regulations, and safe working and security practices and procedures.
* Set out and remove signing, lighting, and guarding.
* Conduct vehicle checks.
* Conduct and assess impact of activity for example, environmental, cost, reputation, safety, and health. Apply control measures.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and requirements. For example, safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials, and efficient use of resources.
* Apply principles of sustainable development. For example, in choice of materials.
* Trace and locate network services.
* Collect mitigation data or evidence.
* Check technician tools and equipment. Conduct maintenance for example, calibration.
* Identify issues. Apply fault-finding and problem-solving techniques: identify root cause. Resolve faults.
* Consider, identify, and promote areas for improvement. For example, in relation to quality, cost, time, safety, and impact.
* Use information technology. Follow cyber security requirements. Comply with GDPR.
* Interpret digital mapping systems and update.
* Complete work documentation: enter and record data and information using digital technology for example, hand-held devices.
* Read and interpret written information. For example, work instructions, and service level agreements.
* Identify and organise resources to complete tasks. For example, equipment, traffic management, and personnel.
* Prioritise work activities.
* Communicate verbally and in writing. For example, with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. Use water industry terminology where appropriate.
* Identify and escalate issues.
* Provide advice and guidance to customers.
* Liaise with, negotiate with, and handle conflict in individual or group environments.
Your training plan
Your apprenticeship will last 36 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Water Industry Network Technician, Level: 3 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.
During your first year, you’ll spend 1 week every month working from Bolton Technical Training Centre during the working week (Monday – Friday). If you’re from outside of the area, accommodation will be provided by United Utilities during this period, excluding weekends.
More training information
You will need to be mobile in this role, we’ll contribute up to £500 towards driving lessons and tests to help to get you on the road!
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* 5 subjects incl. Maths, English & Science/Tech (grade A-C or 9-4)
Other in:
* - (grade equivalent A-C or 9-4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
Offers subject to pre-employment checks before your appointment can be confirmed. Any offer of employment with United Utilities will be subject to a satisfactory report from the Disclosure Scotland/ the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please only apply for one apprenticeship. Please note that we are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role.