Distribution Maintenace Trunk Main Technician

Distribution Maintenance Trunk Main Technician

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £29,150 - £35,843
• A Company van
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% audiences contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Distribution Maintenance Trunk Main Technician progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

We have two exciting opportunities for a Distribution Maintenance Trunk Main Technician to join the Water Distribution at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Water Distribution are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The role of Distribution Maintenance Trunk Main Technician is part of the Distribution Maintenance Team, which is responsible for executing a programme ofCY planned DMA level and cyclical pipe level flushing interventions throughout Yorkshire. This team also undertakes proactive maintenance activities, such as below-ground cyclical network asset inspections, to mitigate the risk of network contamination. Their primary objective is to reduce the number of BBO (Black, Brown, Orange) discolouration Water Quality contacts received by the business, aligning with the WQ Contacts performance commitment.

Additionally, the team supports other Water Quality measures like the Critical Risk Index (CRI) and plays a crucial role in fulfilling network Legal Instrument undertakings from the Drinking Water Inspectorate through DMA flushing. Furthermore, DM Trunk Main Technicians assist Network Engineering in trunk main conditioning activities and logger deployment, which also support the delivery of network Legal Instrument undertakings and require specialized skills and training beyond the standard DM Technician role pedals.

As our Distribution Maintenance Trunk Main Technician you will

• Undertake detailed flushing plan surveys to Design strategic flushing of distribution mains within DMA's to minimise future WQ contacts for BBO discolouration. Liaising with Engineers [ Planners to instigate operational action plans.
• Deployment of loggers pre & post logging points within the DMA and trunk mains to capture
  
  ILL impact of the activity.
• Execute and record all planned flushing into desired flow/duration required to achieve optimal performance and risk mitigation.
• Amend schematic/timetable when unforeseen issues arise i.e. inoperable assetsлена network.
• Capture đầu data to calculate depth of sediment material removed per flush.
• Undertake WAND risk assessments for cyclical flushing activities.
• Carry out cycical critical air valve inspections, record data and escalated faulty…