Multi skilled pipeline technician

• Multi skilled pipeline technician, Utility Pipe Technician, utilities pipeline layer or mains layer or utility pipeline maintenance engineer (maintenance of water pipes, gas pipes ; mains laying)
• The job is 70% hands on doing pipe refurbishment projects, pressure drilling, pipe lining, slip lining, butt welding, pipeline work, pressure testing, connecting live gas connections). 30% will be looking at CDM, H&S / risk assessments etc.
• NRSWA, SHEA gas, SHEA water & EUSR Utility would be beneficial but we are keen to speak to any candidates who have experience with any type of utility pipe maintenance (gas pipes, water pipes, infrastructure pipes)

There is the requirement to use pressure drilling equipment e.g.  TD Williamson Short Stop II, Peart, ALH, Transmate.

Any exposure to the following qualifications/areas wold be very beneficial ;

• SHEA Gas, SHEA water, NCO Main layer, Gas mains service layer,
• Under pressure branch connections, NRSWA, IGEM, Utility operations Gas distribution, Water distribution
• Pressure drilling equipment

Experience with connecting new mains to existing systems (live gas connections), understanding pipe distribution systems (gas and water pipes). Mains layer experience very useful

Some information on the Company

• A large business with 7000 people operating across 22 plants across 50 countries
• However, in the UK they have a really friendly family feel to them. They are conscientious and take pride in their work
• They have been going since 1970. They can offer stability (Brexit won’t impact them as they are involved with UK infrastructure projects – not housebuilding but improvements to utilities / water / wastewater / telecoms etc. So if you want stability and a long term career this is the right role for you

Info on the Multi skilled pipeline technician jobs role

• There is plenty of travel in this role, we want/need someone who is happy with travelling across the UK and spending some nights way from home
• It’s utilities sector and very much working on pipelines (pipe lining, pipe coating and refurb work on gas pipes and water pipes)
• We are very happy to train certain things (e.g. welding) but you will ideally have some utilities / pipe experience
• The job is 70% hands on doing pipe refurbishment projects, pipe lining, slip lining, butt welding, pipeline work, pressure testing. 30% will be looking at CDM, H&S / risk assessments etc.

About you / Your background

• Flexible and happy to travel across the UK
• Some experience of utility pipelines – gas or water would be great
• Any experience with dumpers, excavators would be useful but not essential
• We are very happy to train certain things (e.g. welding) but you will ideally have some utilities / pipe experience
• Clean driving licence (or certainly less than 6 points)
• There is the requirement to use pressure drilling equipment e.g.  TD Williamson Short Stop II, Peart, ALH, Transmate.
• Any exposure to the following qualifications/areas wold be very beneficial ; SHEA Gas, SHEA water, NCO Main layer, Gas mains service layer, Under pressure branch connections, NRSWA, IGEM, Utility operations Gas distribution, Water distribution, winch operations.

Reference: ESPIPE

This Multi skilled pipeline technician jobs role is based out of a facility in Newton Aycliffe commutable from Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Durham, Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Newcastle, Sunderland or the North East region

To apply please contact Edward Smith

Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days then your application, on this occasion, has not been successful.  We thank you for taking the time to apply.