Engineering Opportunity: Engineering Construction Technician

Engineering Construction Technician Current Vacancies

2006-12-23:

Technicians in engineering construction, design, build and maintain buildings, process plant and machinery in a wide range of industries, such as petrochemical, power, water, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, transport and construction.

Planning and design- using computer-aided design (CAD) software and traditional draughting techniques to draw up engineering diagrams, specifying dimensions, layout and structure of engineering and construction projects.

Working under the auspices of engineers and project managers, technicians often have supervisory responsibilities, overseeing a team of craftspeople, scheduling work and dealing with some administrative records.

Technicians work a basic 38-hour week, but this is flexible depending on the type of work and deadlines. Non-destructive testing technicians spend much of their time in a laboratory.

The UK engineering construction industry is the largest in the EU and prospects for qualified technicians are good.

A range of UK companies employ engineering construction technicians. Companies that specialise in repair and maintenance also employ technicians.

About half of the UKs engineering construction industrys work takes place overseas.

Technicians can progress into site management positions or specialise in particular aspects of the job, such as engineering design, testing or procurement.

Experienced technicians can earn between 18,000 and 26,000 a year.
Senior technicians may earn up to 33,000 a year. (Permalink)