Senior Field Technician

4 weeks ago

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom UKCEH Full time
Job Title: Senior/Lead Field Technician

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior/Lead Field Technician to join our team at UKCEH. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining environmental monitoring systems in the field.

About the Role:

This is a unique opportunity to work on a pioneering project that aims to establish and advance hydrological science and infrastructure nationwide. You will be working closely with our Technical Project Managers to design and deploy systems at remote field sites, addressing site-specific installation requirements, and overseeing the translation of scientific monitoring needs into dependable, low-maintenance automated sensor networks.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and deploy environmental monitoring systems in the field
  • Collaborate with lead scientists to develop new environmental monitoring sensor systems
  • Construct, wire, program, test, and deploy new systems
  • Co-lead responsive and planned maintenance visits for automated field instrument systems
  • Train and mentor technicians within the team
  • Visit nationwide field sites for new system installations and training, fault resolution, and decommissioning
  • Maintain mobile instrumentation, oversee temporary deployments, train less experienced users, and manage remote deployments
  • Procure parts and ready-made systems
  • Provide insights and areas of improvement for data capture and data quality performance, reducing operational costs and minimizing data gaps
  • Keep up with available/emerging innovative technologies and best practice for sensor networks
  • Maintain and write thorough documentation of working procedures, calibrations, inventory, etc.
Requirements:
  • Technical qualification at BTEC level or degree (or equivalent work experience)
  • Broad understanding of field data logger hardware, hydrological or other environmental field sensors, and their maintenance requirements
  • Ability to work with technical drawings, schematics, and wiring routing diagrams of a sensor station, network, or mesh network
  • Experience of programming data loggers, interfacing sensors, and telemetry networks, including various methods and comms protocols
  • Appreciation for the importance of accurate data management and version control
  • Experience delivering fieldwork activities safely in remote outdoor environments year-round, with experience of Safe Systems of Work in the field/Lone Working Safety
  • Comfort with occasional work at heights
  • Knowledge and experience of workshop and lab safety practices in the UK
  • Full driving license is essential, as well as a willingness to be occasionally away from home overnight to visit field sites across the UK (some overseas travel may be required)
Desirable Skills:
  • Previous experience working within an environmental, academic, scientific, or research environment
  • Programming in R/C/C++/Visual Basic/Python/CR Basic
  • IP and serial bus networked sensors and basic computer/sensor networking configuration
  • Configuring and deploying telemetry systems (GPRS/mobile and satellite)
  • Sensor network experience
  • Knowledge of quality management systems (i.e., ISO9001)
About UKCEH:

UKCEH is a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career, and giving you the support you need to thrive. We are a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers working on a wide range of projects, including the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) project.

We offer a range of benefits, including 27 days annual leave, 10% employer pension contribution, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, and 24-hour access to support with physical, mental, social, health, or financial issues. We also offer flexible working opportunities and a range of training and development programs to help you grow in your career.

If you are a motivated and experienced individual with a passion for environmental monitoring and data collection, we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV, accompanied by a covering letter highlighting your relevant skills and experience, together with what excites you most about the role and working for UKCEH.

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