Totex Technician – Plant Protection

Employer: Northern Gas
Salary: £47,496 per annum
Date Added: 27/11/2023

TOTEX Technician – Plant Protection 

Network wide – Our network spans the North East, Northern Cumbria and most of Yorkshire  

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a TOTEX Technician – Plant Protection to join the Network Maintenance Pipelines team. As a TOTEX Technician – Plant Protection you will contribute to operational assurance specifically in plant protection, landowner liaison and development queries across the network.You will be expected to contribute to a cost-effective and customer-focused service by carrying out work across all maintenance 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. 

Your key accountabilities and responsibilities at a TOTEX Technician – Plant Protection will include: 

• Co-ordinate work for teams/individuals engaged in the operation and maintenance of the gas transportation system 
• Receive instructions and requests, plan and organise resources and make appropriate arrangements to ensure that work is carried out efficiently 
• Manage annual and routine maintenance lettering to landowners 
• Liaise with landowners and tenants whose land NGN assets pass through to ensure regular contact is maintained and to enable maintenance activities to take place 
• Participate in the provision and co-ordination of the delivery of site works requirements including but not limited to aerial surveillance, overcrossing/river crossing inspections, line walking activities, marker post replacement, scrub clearance, managing RDoC (reduced depth of cover) 
• Respond to plant protection queries both internal and external, 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. 
• Work toward Competent Person/Authorising Engineer for; Deep Excavations, Critical Safe Dig practices, All types of SCO permits, To be the originator (write) routine operations, To be the originator (write) non – routine operations, Lead on innovation and best practice through participation on external working groups e.g. UKOPA  

What we are looking for as a TOTEX Technician 

• You will be a self-motivated individual capable of planning your own activities and be comfortable with lone working in and out of hours 
• The ability to independently and effectively communicate with colleagues, customers and members of the public as you will be working within a customer, people and team orientated environment 
• Ability to work with computers which will include keyboard skills, NGN systems, Microsoft Office, and mobile applications 
• You will possess experience of working within a safety focussed environment and have a sound understanding of safe working practices and procedures with a current Gas Network Safety Passport 
• Full driving licence 
• If you have working knowledge of NGN standards relating to plant protection and in particular the requirements for >7 bar pipelines laid out in IGEM/TD/1 this would be beneficial 
• You will need to possess an IOSH, ILM or National Certificate, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification with a working knowledge of the New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) 
• Experience of managing others would be desirable but is not a necessity

What we Offer 

• 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 December. We look forward to receiving your application for the role. If you require adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process, we want to hear about how we can help. Any applicant that requires reasonable adjustments from initial application through to interview are asked to contact the Recruitment Team at? 

Application Deadline: 08/01/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Submitted Applications: 0

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