Key information

  1. Reference: OCC0159A
  2. Date updated: 06/05/2020
  3. Level: 3
  4. Route: Engineering and manufacturing
  5. Regulated occupation: No

Details of the occupational standard

Occupation summary

Utilities Engineering Technicians perform reactive and routine maintenance on equipment to ensure safe and efficient running of the sites, supporting other disciplines as necessary. There are three main roles within the occupation: Electrical; Mechanical; Instrumentation Control and Automation (ICA).

Typical job titles include:

utilities engineer

KSBs

Knowledge

K1: Relevant industry health and safety standards and regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements Back to Duty

K2: Maintenance practices, processes and procedures covering a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment Back to Duty

K3: Relevant level of theory and principles that underpin the design and function of electro-mechanical and instrumentation systems and equipment Back to Duty

K4: Principles and processes that underpin the location, diagnosis and rectification of faults Back to Duty

K5: Planned, reactive, and predictive maintenance processes, practices and procedures Back to Duty

Skills

S1: Apply technical knowledge to carry out inspections, condition monitoring and reporting Back to Duty

S2: Follow and comply with industry health and safety and environmental working practices and regulations Back to Duty

S3: Locate, diagnose and rectify faults on plant and equipment Back to Duty

S4: Carry out maintenance activities on a range of waste and water systems, plant and equipment Back to Duty

S5: Use workshop machinery and equipment to create, repair and modify component and apparatus Back to Duty

S6: Carry out and follow planned, reactive, and predictive plant and equipment maintenance procedures Back to Duty

S7: Communicate with and provide information and guidance to contractors, suppliers and colleagues in line with personal role and responsibilities Back to Duty

S8: Handover and confirm completion of engineering activities Back to Duty

S9: Read, understand and interpret computer data and displays, and work to technical specifications and supporting documentation Back to Duty

S10: Adhere to safe working practices and procedures and carry out risk assessments Back to Duty

S11: Carry out safe isolation of equipment, using permit and lock-off systems as required Back to Duty

S12: Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites Back to Duty

S13: Install, maintain, replace and commission equipment and components as required Back to Duty

S14: As required, undertake standby duties to provide 24 hour cover to remedy fault situations requiring diagnostic testing procedures Back to Duty

S15: Inspect and monitor electrical systems, and inspect, monitor, maintain and repair electrical equipment Back to Duty

S16: Test electrical equipment and systems and assist in installing electrical systems and equipment Back to Duty

S17: Access a range of sites to install, maintain, test, repair and dismantle electrical equipment Back to Duty

S18: Use electrical theories and principles to use test equipment for voltage, current and earth resistance testing to maintain the integrity of the electrical system Back to Duty

S19: Consult design specifications to analyse and calculate electrical system parameters and rectification procedures. Back to Duty

S20: Interpret electrical drawings to install, position or re-locate electrical equipment and cabling. Back to Duty

S21: Test, service and repair electrical equipment as part of planned preventative maintenance and/or reactive maintenance programmes Back to Duty

S22: Install and connect electrical cables, switchgear, circuit breakers, motors, transformers and other associated equipment Back to Duty

S23: Carry out electrical procedures on industrial low voltage systems (up to 1000V AC) operating switchgear, fuses, motor control centres, transformers, manual & automatically controlled drives and motors. Back to Duty

S24: Carry out basic fault diagnostics on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Back to Duty

Behaviours

B1: Display a self-disciplined, self-motivated approach whilst recognising personal limitations and seeking advice from fact holders and specialists when required Back to Duty

B2: Accept responsibility for work of self or others Back to Duty

B3: Deliver a polite, courteous professional service to customers and members of the public Back to Duty

B4: Work effectively and safely when undertaking tasks to approved standards and safe working practices as part of a team, working alone or with appropriate supervision Back to Duty

B5: Undertake and complete work in a way that contributes to sustainable development Back to Duty

B6: Be risk aware and minimise risks to life, property and the environment when undertaking work activities Back to Duty

B7: Be quality focussed and professional in work and in personal standards Back to Duty

B8: Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact Back to Duty

B9: Accept, allocate and supervise technical and other tasks Back to Duty

B10: Be aware of the needs and concerns of others, especially where related to diversity and equality Back to Duty

B11: Carry out and record CPD necessary to maintain and enhance competence Back to Duty

B12: Exercise responsibilities in an ethical manner Back to Duty


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