Support Technician – Integrated Design Services
Working hours Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)
Permanent
Salary (from £35,955 to £42,300 per year (depending on experience)
Location Washington, Tyne and Wear
About the role
As a key member of the Integrated Design Services (IDS) team, the Support Technician plays a vital role in enabling the successful delivery of capital investment programmes across all regions. Reporting to the General Engineer, the role supports the coordination and execution of design activities, ensuring outputs are high-quality, compliant, and aligned with Northumbrian Water’s strategic objectives.
The Support Technician is responsible for maintaining the area delivery programme using MS Project, tracking resource utilisation, plan attainment, and value delivered. You will develop project task plans aligned with lifecycle stages, and coordinate time, resource, and cost allocations with team and project managers. You will provide regular performance data to support resource utilisation, expenditure forecasting, and delivery tracking.
The Support Technician will assist in the preparation and coordination of design documentation, including drawings, specifications, and technical reports and also support the retrieval and organisation of Pre-Construction Information (PCI) to enable effective site surveys and design development.
About you
If you have experience supporting design or engineering teams in a technical environment, we would love to hear from you!
You will be proficient in producing and interpreting technical documentation and CAD drawings to support design and delivery activities,and be familiar with CDM regulations and health & safety requirements in design activities. You will have experience in maintaining and updating programmes of work in MS project (or equivalent), with a focus on tracking progress and resource utilisation.
You will have strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, and a commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement. You will have a relevant technical qualification (e.g., HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering, Design, or related discipline).
Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment. A full UK Driving License is required for this role.
NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.
About us
Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Our benefits
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:
- Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
- Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
- Free access to local attractions.
- A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
- Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
- Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
- Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
- Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test.
Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.
Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.
