Water Technician

Job Overview

• XMulti-purpose role to maintain and upkeep environmental water systems and equipment in compliance and adherence to procedure, method statements or work instructions.

Main Duties

• Surveying and assessment of all building water services in order to ensure compliance with HSC L8 ACOP and HSG 274 Parts 1, 2 & 3 guidance and Water Fittings Regulations
• Fault find and assessment of water treatment equipment including softeners, dosing pumps etc.
• Cleaning and disinfection of high-risk systems including cooling towers, water tanks etc when required.
• Operation and water testing of cooling systems (Including Cooling Towers), closed systems and water treatment plant
• Maintain a good understanding of relevant Standards and Regulations.
• Manage remedial works of environmental water systems components including but not limited to, drainage systems, interceptors, pen stocks and sump pumps.
• Liaise with contractors regarding water and environmental system issues and management.
• Review raw data including monitoring and analytical reports and action any defects / anomalies.
• Update the site water and environmental logbooks on a day to day basis.
• Carry out water duties in accordance with current standards including but not limited to, legionella response, floods and drainage issues.
• Ensure that contracted work e.g. clean sumps, interceptors etc is carried out in accordance with agreed method statement or work instruction and permits to work (PTW), when required.
• Take water samples IAW BS 7592 Sampling and only pass them to accredited laboratory organisation for testing.
• Reconcile faults and/or defects ensuring that an audit trail is in place to follow actions
• To ensure that subcontractor performance is consistent and satisfactory
• To keep up to date with GSK my learning training
• To maintain proficiency on all relevant IT packages and systems.
• To keep up to date with relevant IT systems and proactively utilise Office 365.
• To establish a consistently positive working relationship with your client and end users.
• To ensure an effective feedback mechanism is in place to allow clients feedback to be monitored and actions logged and closed out.
• To ensure all applicable processes are designed to ensure operational excellence; with waste reduced and value add increased.
• Ensure an effective communications plan is in place and that stakeholder engagement is proactively managed.
• To satisfy all contract deliverables.
• To ensure all PPM work orders are completed on time so as not to incur financial penalties.
• Carryout survey/inspection work of internal and external water and drainage systems and manage remedial works of environmental water systems components including but not limited to drainage systems, interceptors penstocks and sump pumps. Cooling systems, heating systems Hot and cold water services
• Attend to and remediate any public health and environmental issues including but not limited to blocked drainage, spillages and floods