Statutory Technician

Are you a self-motivated technician with experience in electrical inspection and testing? If so, Sustainable Operational and Engineering may have the perfect role to start your career with an award-winning business.

This role may see you travelling to different sites across the entire Wessex Water region which covers Bristol, Salisbury, Bournemouth, Bridgwater and everything in between.

The role

As part of a small team, you will be required to carry out essential inspection, testing, calibration and verification on a range of mechanical and electrical assets to ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory legislation, such as:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR)
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998
• Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
• Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations from 2002 (DSEAR).

In addition, this role will see the successful candidate being responsible for the management of statutory inspection schedules, liaising with specialist contractors, assessing and prioritising remedial works, undertaking ‘on the spot’ repairs, and offering expert technical advice to other business units.

What do I need?

In order to succeed in this role, you will need to be a self-motivated electrical or mechanical technician, with the ability to work autonomously.

It would be beneficial for you to have a City and Guilds in Electrical Inspection and Test (2391), hold a valid CompEx qualification (units 1-4, 9 and 10, or 11), Alongside this, you would be confined space trained, with experience in operating and maintaining breathing apparatus, gas detection equipment and lifting equipment.

You will be required to manage inspection schedules, record test results and provide written reports to operational managers on asset condition, therefore experience with IT-based tools, including NAPIT FastTest, would be advantageous.

Benefits for you

• Pension – up to 20% combined contribution.
• 25 days’ holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• Opportunity to buy and sell up to five days’ holiday.
• Health benefits package.
• Life assurance (up to four times your salary).
• Electric vehicle salary exchange.
• Flexible working.
• Cashback and discounts from over 1,200 retailers.
• Paid volunteering day.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

What will you get from us?

Our people tell us Wessex Water is a great place to work, and they stay with us! We are proud of how we support development and career progression. We have a wealth of both financial and non-financial benefits to offer our people and are committed to ensuring we provide an environment that supports health and wellbeing and flexible working.

We continue to promote diversity and inclusion. With that in mind, we welcome all applicants.

We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer. Applicants who declare they have a disability or have previously served with the Armed Forces, and meet the minimum requirements for the job, will automatically be invited for an interview.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to assist you in starting your journey with Wessex Water.

If you have what it takes to join this award-winning business and want to be part of our exciting journey and share in that success, then please get in contact with us to find out more.

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