Overview

Position Title: Asset Technician

Company: Atkins

Location: Sheffield, UK

Job Description

Connect Plus Services (CPS) operates and maintains the M25 motorway network, including all adjoining trunk and slip roads on behalf of Connect Plus. The M25 is one of the busiest sections of road in the UK. It is also undoubtedly one of the most significant. We carry out routine maintenance, winter maintenance, as well as managing the whole-life requirement of over 250,000 assets. We also manage the operation of the network and identify ways of reducing delays and improving journey time reliability.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure data from inspections is uploaded to correct GIS systems and quality check data to ensure reliability. Outcome – Improving quality of data capture.
  • Identify improvements, efficiencies in inspections to ensure data capture is improved.
  • GIS knowledgeable so that can provide data and maps for reports / information to support the wider business. Outcomes – Develop skills to improve GIS capability within team.
  • Deputy in the Drainage Database Management System (DDMS). Role includes investigating and record flood events within agreed timescales, data security of the DDMS (authorising sub-contractors) and updating data into GIS as required. Outcomes – supporting the day to day running of the data.
  • Responding to Land Enquiries using asset knowledge and as-built records as required. Outcomes – supporting the day to day running of the data.
  • Carrying out investigations (desktop and field) as required to respond to customers and provide investigation. Outcomes – supporting the day to day running of the data, working for our customers and improving data knowledge.
  • Work to support Service Delivery, Asset Teams and Internal Teams with drainage data. Outcomes – supporting the Operating Teams with essential data knowledge.
  • Data analysis using GIS / MS Excel etc. to provide data summaries, asset knowledge etc.
  • Supporting Audits and owning and leading improvement actions.

Requirements:

  • Ability to record to set criteria.
  • GIS understanding (existing GIS Skills preferred).
  • Knowledge of GIS databases, how to extract and use data in graphs / maps (ideally experience with National Highways DDMS system).
  • Accurate, ability to quality check.
  • Ability to understand as-builts.
  • Knowledge of drainage systems an advantage.
  • Understanding of Contract requirements and how to apply these to surveys.
  • Knowledge of NH systems and standards would be advantageous.
  • Current UK driving license.
  • IT skills – Microsoft Office packages.

 

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About Atkins

On July 3, 2017, Atkins was acquired by SNC-Lavalin. Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global, fully integrated professional services and project management company and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. The combined entity of Atkins and SNC-Lavalin has created one of the largest global engineering and project management consultancies with approximately 50,000 employees and operating across 50 countries.