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Utilities engineering technician - Instrumentation Control & Automation

Utilities engineering technician - Instrumentation Control & Automation

Engineering and manufacturing

Level 3 - Technical Occupation

Carrying out reactive and routine maintenance on equipment to ensure safety and efficiency.

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Reference: OCC0159B

Status: assignment_turned_inApproved occupation

Average (median) salary: £37,744 per year

SOC 2020 code: 3113 Engineering technicians

SOC 2020 sub unit groups:

  • 5223/06 Heavy plant maintenance technicians
  • 3113/99 Engineering technicians n.e.c.
  • 5224/01 Calibration and precision instrument technicians
  • 5241/02 Electro-mechanical technicians

Technical Education Products

ST0159:

Utilities engineering technician - Instrumentation Control & Automation

(Level 3)

Approved for delivery

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Cory Environmental, FCC Environment, Grundon, London Waste Ltd, National Sewerage Association, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, United Utilities, Veolia, Viridor, Welsh Water, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, The Energy Institute, The Institute of Water, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

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).

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Cory Environmental, FCC Environment, Grundon, London Waste Ltd, National Sewerage Association, Northumbrian Water, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, United Utilities, Veolia, Viridor, Welsh Water, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, The Energy Institute, The Institute of Water, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

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Typical job titles include:

utilities engineer

Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)

K1: Relevant industry health and safety standards and regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements
K2: Maintenance practices, processes and procedures covering a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment
K3: Relevant level of theory and principles that underpin the design and function of electro-mechanical and instrumentation systems and equipment
K4: Principles and processes that underpin the location, diagnosis and rectification of faults
K5: Planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance processes, practices and procedures

S1: Apply technical knowledge to carry out inspections, condition monitoring and reporting
S2: Follow and comply with industry health and safety and environmental working practices and regulations
S3: Locate, diagnose and rectify faults on plant and equipment
S4: Carry out maintenance activities on a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment
S5: Use workshop machinery and equipment to create, repair and modify component and apparatus
S6: Carry out and follow planned, reactive, and predictive plant and equipment maintenance procedures
S7: Communicate with and provide information and guidance to contractors, suppliers and colleagues in line with personal role and responsibilities
S8: Handover and confirm completion of engineering activities
S9: Read, understand and interpret computer data and displays, and work to technical specifications and supporting documentation
S10: Adhere to safe working practices and procedures and carry out risk assessments
S11: Carry out safe isolation of equipment, using permit and lock-off systems as required
S12: Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites
S13: Install, maintain, replace and commission equipment and components as required
S14: As required, undertake standby duties to provide 24 hour cover to remedy fault situations requiring diagnostic testing procedures
S35: Apply theories and principles of electronics to use equipment to carry out diagnostic fault finding procedures
S36: Maintain instrumentation and control equipment and circuits, and repair and overhaul instrumentation and control equipment
S37: Test and Calibrate Instrumentation and control equipment and circuits, and assist in installing instrumentation and control equipment
S38: Use Instrumentation and Control Systems knowledge and skills to install, maintain and dismantle instruments, controllers, probes, attachments, cabling, meters and display units.
S39: Carry out telemetry outstation and internal system configuration
S40: Identify and resolve data quality and calibration issues
S41: Test, calibrate and validate fixed and portable analogue and digital instrumentation using approved procedures and standards.
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
S43: Use standards and specifications to improve the information gathered by telemetry data
S44: Inspect and maintain security equipment, telecommunication devices and alarm systems
S45: Carry out isolation procedures to ensure process or system stability and personnel safety when carrying out operations
S46: Provide support to day-to-day users of instrumentation and control systems
S47: Complete data cleansing to ensure consistent and valid data is available for business and regulation purposes

B1: Display a self-disciplined, self-motivated approach whilst recognising personal limitations and seeking advice from fact holders and specialists when required
B2: Accept responsibility for work of self or others
B3: Deliver a polite, courteous professional service to customers and members of the public
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
B5: Undertake and complete work in a way that contributes to sustainable development
B6: Be risk aware and minimise risks to life, property and the environment when undertaking work activities
B7: Be quality focussed and professional in work and in personal standards
B8: Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact
B9: Accept, allocate and supervise technical and other tasks
B10: Be aware of the needs and concerns of others, especially where related to diversity and equality
B11: Carry out and record CPD necessary to maintain and enhance competence
B12: Exercise responsibilities in an ethical manner

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