Capital Investment – MEICA Technician

Delivering excellence for our customers, our people, the environment and the communities that we serve

Portsmouth Water

Capital Investment – MEICA Technician

SALARY RANGE: UP TO £31K

BASED AT HAVANT, HAMPSHIRE

Portsmouth Water is one of the leading water companies in England and Wales, consistently being ranked first in the industry for customer service over the past 3 years and at the same time delivering the lowest customer bills, showing our commitment to continual improvement in both technology and performance to meet the needs of our customers.

The Company is in the midst of implementing a number of projects related to our above ground assets, as part of our AMP7 capital programme. These projects are aimed at maintaining and improving our treatment works to ensure continuous high quality water is supplied to our customers. This work involves refurbishing, replacing and improving our electrical, mechanical, instrumentation control and automation assets on existing clean water treatment works and distribution network, implementing new technologies, and developing solutions / designs with key stakeholders & partners.

We are recruiting for a Mechanical, Electrical, Instrument, and Control & Automation (MEICA) Technician to assist and support the project delivery team within our Investment Department Non-Infrastructure team. You will be responsible for assisting the Project Engineers and our Internal Production Department (Client) to safely isolate, commission, fault diagnose, and replace minor equipment.

You need to be committed to building and sustaining collaborative relationships through the right behaviours, promoting innovation, embracing change, encouraging honesty, fairness and pragmatism in an open and supportive relationship with our internal and external stakeholders. You will operate at all times in a professional, considerate manner, with a positive attitude. The new member of our team will work at all times within our values of excellence, respect and integrity, will be self-motivated, show initiative and commitment to positive, proactive health and safety. They will also need a full UK driving licence, as the role will require travel to various Portsmouth Water sites.

Previous experience in working within UK Water industry is preferred, either within a Water Company, consultant &/or contractor as Technician or maintenance engineer’s / role.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake process, plant and equipment isolations in accordance with the safe systems of works

• Issue required safe systems of works documentation (permits, risk assessment and method statements)

• Undertake process, plant and equipment commissioning activities

• Perform and verify equipment calibrations

• Diagnose and resolve fault issues

• Maintain key equipment in accordance to the manufactures recommendations

• Participate in technical reviews

• Provide technical support to the project delivery team and client Key Attributes

• Electrical / Instrument / Control / Automation Engineering back-ground

• Ability to manage multiple work streams working with a range of PEs

• Excellent at working within a team environment.

• Ability to live and work with ambiguity and change

The role requires the following qualifications:

• Skilled qualifications such as ONC, NVQ, or equivalent including relevant apprenticeships.

• Full driving licence. You will need to undertake our internal driver assessment.

In return, you can expect benefits such as:

• Competitive Company pension – (Company contribution of up to 10%)

• Support for professional and academic development

• 24-28 days annual leave

Interviews will be held early January 2021. Please confirm your availability for these dates with your submission.

Closing date: 16 DECEMBER 2020

Applicants should send a CV outlining current salary with 2 referees.

Apply to: Ian Limb via the Apply link

We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. This can include alternative days / hours of work or work location. Please specify any request in your application. Delivering excellence for our customers, our people, the environment and the communities that we serve Portsmouth Water Closing date: