Key information

  1. Reference: ST0159
  2. Date updated: 06/05/2020
  3. Level: 3
  4. Route: Engineering and manufacturing
  5. Regulated occupation: No

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Occupation summary

Utilities Engineering Technicians perform reactive and routine maintenance on equipment to ensure safe and efficient running of the sites, supporting other disciplines as necessary. There are three main roles within the occupation: Electrical; Mechanical; Instrumentation Control and Automation (ICA).

Typical job titles include:

utilities engineer

KSBs

Knowledge

K1: Relevant industry health and safety standards and regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements Back to Duty

K2: Maintenance practices, processes and procedures covering a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment Back to Duty

K3: Relevant level of theory and principles that underpin the design and function of electro-mechanical and instrumentation systems and equipment Back to Duty

K4: Principles and processes that underpin the location, diagnosis and rectification of faults Back to Duty

K5: Planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance processes, practices and procedures Back to Duty

Skills

S1: Apply technical knowledge to carry out inspections, condition monitoring and reporting Back to Duty

S2: Follow and comply with industry health and safety and environmental working practices and regulations Back to Duty

S3: Locate, diagnose and rectify faults on plant and equipment Back to Duty

S4: Carry out maintenance activities on a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment Back to Duty

S5: Use workshop machinery and equipment to create, repair and modify component and apparatus Back to Duty

S6: Carry out and follow planned, reactive, and predictive plant and equipment maintenance procedures Back to Duty

S7: Communicate with and provide information and guidance to contractors, suppliers and colleagues in line with personal role and responsibilities Back to Duty

S8: Handover and confirm completion of engineering activities Back to Duty

S9: Read, understand and interpret computer data and displays, and work to technical specifications and supporting documentation Back to Duty

S10: Adhere to safe working practices and procedures and carry out risk assessments Back to Duty

S11: Carry out safe isolation of equipment, using permit and lock-off systems as required Back to Duty

S12: Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites Back to Duty

S13: Install, maintain, replace and commission equipment and components as required Back to Duty

S14: As required, undertake standby duties to provide 24 hour cover to remedy fault situations requiring diagnostic testing procedures Back to Duty

S15: Inspect and monitor electrical systems, and inspect, monitor, maintain and repair electrical equipment Back to Duty

S16: Test electrical equipment and systems and assist in installing electrical systems and equipment Back to Duty

S17: Access a range of sites to install, maintain, test, repair and dismantle electrical equipment Back to Duty

S18: Use electrical theories and principles to use test equipment for voltage, current and earth resistance testing to maintain the integrity of the electrical system Back to Duty

S19: Consult design specifications to analyse and calculate electrical system parameters and rectification procedures. Back to Duty

S20: Interpret electrical drawings to install, position or re-locate electrical equipment and cabling. Back to Duty

S21: Test, service and repair electrical equipment as part of planned preventative maintenance and/or reactive maintenance programmes Back to Duty

S22: Install and connect electrical cables, switchgear, circuit breakers, motors, transformers and other associated equipment Back to Duty

S23: Carry out electrical procedures on industrial low voltage systems (up to 1000V AC) operating switchgear, fuses, motor control centres, transformers, manual & automatically controlled drives and motors. Back to Duty

S24: Carry out basic fault diagnostics on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Back to Duty

S25: Apply mechanical theories and principles in order to carry out diagnostic fault finding procedures Back to Duty

S26: Inspect and monitor mechanical systems, and inspect, monitor, maintain, dismantle and repair mechanical equipment and components Back to Duty

S27: Test mechanical equipment and systems and assist in installing mechanical systems and equipment Back to Duty

S28: Basic Fabrication and welding of structures and components Back to Duty

S29: Use mechanical knowledge and skills to install, maintain and dismantle a wide range of complex plant, machinery and components Back to Duty

S30: Consult design specifications to analyse and calculate mechanical system parameters and rectification procedures. Back to Duty

S31: Interpret plans and drawings to install, position or re-locate mechanical equipment and components. Back to Duty

S32: Test, service and repair mechanical equipment as part of planned preventative maintenance and/or reactive maintenance programmes Back to Duty

S33: Install and maintain mechanical components including motors, pumps and gearboxes, maintaining and replacing lubricants. Back to Duty

S34: Inspect and maintain condition monitoring equipment Back to Duty

S35: Apply theories and principles of electronics to use equipment to carry out diagnostic fault finding procedures Back to Duty

S36: Maintain instrumentation and control equipment and circuits, and repair and overhaul instrumentation and control equipment Back to Duty

S37: Test and Calibrate Instrumentation and control equipment and circuits, and assist in installing instrumentation and control equipment Back to Duty

S38: Use Instrumentation and Control Systems knowledge and skills to install, maintain and dismantle instruments, controllers, probes, attachments, cabling, meters and display units. Back to Duty

S39: Carry out telemetry outstation and internal system configuration Back to Duty

S40: Identify and resolve data quality and calibration issues Back to Duty

S41: Test, calibrate and validate fixed and portable analogue and digital instrumentation using approved procedures and standards. Back to Duty

S42: Repair, maintain, configure and calibrate field instrumentation, communication devices and associated equipment used in system and process control, such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems Back to Duty

S43: Use standards and specifications to improve the information gathered by telemetry data Back to Duty

S44: Inspect and maintain security equipment, telecommunication devices and alarm systems Back to Duty

S45: Carry out isolation procedures to ensure process or system stability and personnel safety when carrying out operations Back to Duty

S46: Provide support to day-to-day users of instrumentation and control systems Back to Duty

S47: Complete data cleansing to ensure consistent and valid data is available for business and regulation purposes Back to Duty

Behaviours

B1: Display a self-disciplined, self-motivated approach whilst recognising personal limitations and seeking advice from fact holders and specialists when required Back to Duty

B2: Accept responsibility for work of self or others Back to Duty

B3: Deliver a polite, courteous professional service to customers and members of the public Back to Duty

B4: Work effectively and safely when undertaking tasks to approved standards and safe working practices as part of a team, working alone or with appropriate supervision Back to Duty

B5: Undertake and complete work in a way that contributes to sustainable development Back to Duty

B6: Be risk aware and minimise risks to life, property and the environment when undertaking work activities Back to Duty

B7: Be quality focussed and professional in work and in personal standards Back to Duty

B8: Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact Back to Duty

B9: Accept, allocate and supervise technical and other tasks Back to Duty

B10: Be aware of the needs and concerns of others, especially where related to diversity and equality Back to Duty

B11: Carry out and record CPD necessary to maintain and enhance competence Back to Duty

B12: Exercise responsibilities in an ethical manner Back to Duty


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