Operations Technical Assistant

Operations Technical Assistant

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £34.8k - £43k per annum (Dependent on skills & qualifications)

Reference: REQ3714

Do you want to be a part of an innovative and supportive team, where there are great opportunities for career progression and development?

We have an exciting role for an Operations Technical Assistant who will be responsible in supporting the FLM’s within the depot, to drive efficiencies and cost savings across all Operational support activities allowing FLM’s to drive safety, productivity and efficiencies at the point of delivery out in the field.

What will you be doing day to day?

Support SRO Co-ordination
Support the creation of RO’s and NRO’s for the depot FLM’s
Undertake Traffic Management designing
Liaise with external stakeholders, for example Roads Authorities, other Utilities and members of the public to exchange information, maintain positive working relationships and enhance SGN’s reputation
Plant and equipment co-ordination and hire support
Work with operational First Line Managers and other team members planning, reallocating and reprioritising as required in relation to the above
Maintain register of competence for all depot resources and Contractors
Support local training requirements to ensure all relevant qualifications are valid
Liaise with Training department to proactively arrange and confirm attendance for all training requirements
Assists with all equipment compliance measures
CAT4 Cable Avoidance, Gascoseekers, PAMS
Maintain register of all relevant safety / engineering communication
Team Brief, SEI, SEB etc.
Covers both Direct labour and Contractor delivery
Support with the PS5 process
Liaise with the depot FLM’s in all technical operations
Produce compliance reports on fatigue management

What you’ll need

Previous experience of working as part of a team, in an operational support role, is preferable
Awareness of relevant legislation, and standards including health and safety requirements is required
Customer service skills and experience
Ability to communicate and influence people, both internally and externally
Awareness of core operational processes

If you don’t have all the qualifications, we would still love to hear from you… we provide our own specialised learning and development programs, providing access to learning tools to help you acquire the skills needed to excel in our environment.