Utility Service Technician

Join Our Team as a Utility Services Technician! Ringway Jacobs is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Utility Services Technician to become part of our Construction Team in Cheshire. In this vital role, you’ll work closely with the Construction Team Leader to plan, support, and deliver high-quality underground service location activities. You’ll play a key part in ensuring all works are carried out safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with CEH health and safety policies — helping us maintain the highest standards across CEH and SCP operations.

• Providing support to all teams in the location of and avoidance of underground services.
• Survey and produce simple drawings showing the locations of services for use by the operational teams.
• Provide advice to operational teams following surveys, in the safe methods to be utilised for excavations.
• Assist operatives in the tracing of utility plant.
• Train operatives in the effective use of cable detection equipment & techniques and in the understanding of public utility plans and drawings.

• A current, valid driving licence is essential.
• Utility Services experience detecting underground services desirable.
• New Roads and Street works or NHSS 12 training and qualifications would be highly beneficial.
• Experience in the use of handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones, etc) would be advantageous but not essential. Local knowledge of the county would be beneficial.
• Works towards Lantra accreditation (Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus).

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements (e.g. part‑time hours, job share)

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights.

We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

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