TOTEX Technician ? Network Maintenance

TOTEX Technician – Network Maintenance - Tees

£47,496.00 per annum

Operational Incentive Scheme

Working between 07:00 and 22:00 over 7 days

Located in Cannon Park

We have an exciting internal opportunity for a TOTEX Technician – Network Maintenance to join the team in our Cannon Park depot.  The post-holder will contribute to a cost-effective and customer-focused service by carrying out work across all network processes, which may be of an individual specialist nature, as a team leader or as co-ordinator of a number of teams and/or individuals.  

TOTEX areas include but are not exhaustive too;

• Emergency Services - in this area the job holder will participate in the provision and co-ordination of an emergency service which must be delivered in a safe, cost effective, efficient and customer focused manner.  Please be advised that primarily this role would be focussed on Emergency Services

• Network Maintenance - The job holder will participate in provision and co-ordination of the delivery of The AMP, and PSSR workload alongside remedials, faults and minor civils works

• Connections, Repair & Replacement - the job holder will participate in provision and co-ordination of the delivery of site works requirements, e.g. excavation, pipe laying, pipe jointing, flowstopping, connection, repair, installing pressure reduction stations, meters etc.

The TOTEX Technician will work towards authorising Engineers for: 

•    Confined Space, Civils, Working at Height, Lifting Operations, Hot Works, Permit to works

•    Critical Safe Dig (CSD) 

•    To be the originator (write/CP) non - routine operations 

•    Co-ordinate work for teams/individuals engaged in the operation and maintenance of the gas transportation system and associated assets

•    Receive instructions and requests, plan and organise resources and make appropriate arrangements to ensure that work is carried out efficiently 

•    Lay, connect, disconnect, commission, decommission and maintain pipework, associated plant and equipment; this may involve complex work and/or specialist knowledge including mechanical maintenance work

•    Undertake installations and maintenance work on pressure reduction installations, holders, compressor stations, heaters, pipework, valves, filters, meters and associated equipment; this may involve complex work and/or specialist knowledge 

•    Respond to emergencies, participate in standby and undertake testing, survey, detection and diagnostic work which may be of a complex nature, reporting results, ensuring safety and taking appropriate action in order to maintain the transportation system and associated equipment

•    Carry out and ensure that excavation, backfill, reinstatement and repair work is carried out to the required standards including the removal of surplus/waste material 

•    Provide appropriate training, specialist advice, support and guidance to teams/individuals engaged in the operation and maintenance of the gas transportation system 

What we are looking for and qualifications

•    Must currently be a Maintenance Craftsman working on <7bar assets as a minimum, working towards >7 bar HP Craftsman 

•    Possess an IOSH, ILM or National Certificate, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent – or be willing to work towards in role 

•    Experience of managing others would be desirable

•    Ability to work flexible work patterns, including call out/standby, weekend, bank holiday working with a good level of physical fitness to meet demanding role 

•    Ability to independently and effectively communicate with colleagues, customers and members of the public within a people and team orientated environment within a safety focussed environment

•    Possession of a current Gas Network Safety Passport and strong mechanical competence

•    Working knowledge of the New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) 

•    Possession of a full UK driving licence

What we Offer You

•    A competitive salary of £47,496.00 pa

•    Operational incentive scheme  

•    Free onsite parking 

•    41.25 hours per week  

•    25 days annual leave (plus recognised bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period) 

•    SSP for first 7 calendar days then occupational sick pay 

•    A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme 

•    Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options from discounts on a variety of UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days and exclusive NGN discounts and much more! 

We are ... Northern Gas Networks.  We deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire. That’s around 6.7million individual customers.  We don’t generate or sell the gas, but we transport it to homes and businesses in our region through a vast network of underground pipes.  In fact, we own and maintain more than 37,000km of gas pipes - enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney and back again.  We cover large cities like Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, York, Hull, and Bradford, and our work extends to rural areas like North Yorkshire and Cumbria.  

Our Values are at the heart of what we do. In addition to your key responsibilities, you will incorporate these into the daily life of your role.  We are … Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious and most of all we are Happy!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion culture at NGN is embedded in everything that we do. We will be delighted to hear from a diverse range of applicants, so we can continue to grow our great team of people.  We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, helping ex-services personnel back into employment, as well as being members of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and we are committed to delivering our ‘Opportunity Action Plan’ having signed the Social Mobility Pledge campaign, whereby we will establish our business as a ‘force for good’ in the communities that we serve. 

Next Steps.  Please apply by clicking apply and uploading your CV. We love to see how your experience and skills are transferable to this role so please ensure these are all included in your application. Once the advert has closed, we will be contact within one week to let you know if you have progressed to the next stage. We are looking to hold interviews for this role throughout April and May.  We look forward to receiving your application for the role.  

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