Technician

at  Avove

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.
About the role…
We are currently recruiting for Technicians to join our Northumbrian Water (NWG) Design Team. The positions are required to support our expanding Water Utilities workload and will typically involve providing designs for water and wastewater, infrastructure, and non-infrastructure projects as part of a multi-disciplinary design team. This will include design delivery at all stages, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed designs for construction and commissioning.
The specific roles are required primarily to support our emerging long-term framework with Northumbrian Water Group however there will be ample opportunities to work on other projects and frameworks throughout the UK for a variety of clients.
This is a permanent position and will be of a hybrid nature ideally based in or around our Durham office and NWG’s office in Pity Me, however, alternative ways of working would be given due consideration.

What will your day look like…

• Work collaboratively within a team environment under the general direction and supervision of more senior staff.
• Produce technically sound CAD related deliverables in accordance with the company and client CAD procedures and standards using either 2D or 3D CAD.
• Be familiar with the requirements of BIM on a project and support its implementation.
• Support the design team and other team members in undertaking a wide range of design related tasks.
• Prepare document and drawing templates.
• Have a good understanding of CDM Regulations.
• Undertake technical administration.
• Show excellent organisational skills and a methodical approach to problem solving.
• Understand the importance of delivering to programme and notifying the design lead when issues that affect delivery arise.
• Understand and use the relevant Quality Management System processes and procedures throughout the project lifecycle.

About you…

• A relevant degree qualification or have completed a learning agreement/apprenticeship and obtained a relevant technical qualification (HNC, HND etc.).
• Computer literate and conversant with the MS Office suite with good knowledge of AutoCAD and other related engineering packages.
• Strong written and oral communication and organisational skills and to produce reports in clear concise English.
• Proven ability to work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines.
• Self-motivated with the drive to achieve continuous improvement targets.
• Strong health & safety focus.

What’s in it for you…

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private personal medical insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About us…
We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water
We are an equal opportunities employer…..
We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.
What next…
We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.
If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion

Please refer the Job description for details