Profession utilities inspector

Utilities inspectors examine products, systems and machiney such as sewer, water, gas or electric turbines ensuring they are built and functioning according to regulations. They write inspection reports and provide recommendations to improve the systems and repair the broken components.\

Would you like to know what kind of career and professions suit you best? Take our free Holland code career test and find out.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Investigative
• Investigative / Realistic
• Realistic / Conventional
• Enterprising / Realistic

Related professions research, consultancy

• Bacteriologist
• Biologist
• Biotechnologist
• Chemist
• Civil engineer
• Climatologist
• Clinical research associate
• Environmental inspector
• Environmental scientist
• Epidemiologist
• Geographer
• Geologist, geophysicist
• Metallurgist
• Meteorologist
• Physical or engineering science technician, all other
• Physical scientists, all other
• Physicist
• R&D department manager
• Social scientist, all other
• Sociologist, anthropologist or related professional
• Tax consultant

Knowledge

• Engineering principles

  The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.

• Quality assurance procedures

  The procedures to inspect a product or system to ensure that it is according to specifications and requirements.

• Surveying

  The technique of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them.

• Construction product regulation

  Regulations on construction products quality standards applied throughout the European Union.

• Electrical power safety regulations

  The compliance with safety measures which need to be taken during the installation, operation, and maintenance of constructions and equipment which function in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power, such as the appropriate safety gear, equipment handling procedures, and preventive actions.

Skills

• Make recommendations for repairs

  Analyse and evaluate the problem and suggest repairs to adjust the issue.

• Follow safety standards in industrial contexts

  Abide by safety procedures and standards for industrial contexts, mostly where machinery is involved.

• Notify supervisor

  Report problems or incidents to the supervisor in order to find solutions to problems.

• Undertake inspections

  Undertake safety inspections in areas of concern to identify and report potential hazards or security breaches; take measures to maximise safety standards.

• Report utility meter readings

  Report the results from the interpretation of utility reading instruments to the corporations which supply the utilities, and to the customers from which the results were taken.

• Write inspection reports

  Write the results and conclusions of the inspection in a clear and intelligible way. Log the inspection's processes such as contact, outcome, and steps taken.

• Monitor utility equipment

  Monitor equipment which provides utility services such as power, heat, refrigeration, and steam, in order to ensure they are functional, operate according to regulations, and to check for faults.

• Lead inspections

  Lead inspections and the protocol involved, such as introducing the inspection team, explaining the purpose of the inspection, performing the inspection, requesting documents, asking appropriate questions, and maintaining a high level of professionalism when investigating subjects.

• Oversee record management

  Control and oversee electronic records of an organisation throughout the records life-cycle.

• Assess construction compliance

  Determine whether a construction complies with laws and regulations.

• Use technical documentation

  Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

• Perform inspection analysis

  Investigate and report on inspection procedures, techniques, equipment and materials.

• Identify faults in utility meters

  Monitor the measuring instruments which calculate the consumption of utilities such as water, gas, electricity, and heat, in order to assess whether the readings are accurate, and to identify damage and need for repairs and maintenance.

• Manage health and safety standards

  Oversee all personnel and processes to comply with health, safety and hygiene standards. Communicate and support alignment of these requirements with the company's health and safety programmes.

• Conduct performance tests

  Conduct experimental, environmental and operational tests on models, prototypes or on the systems and equipment itself in order to test their strength and capabilities under normal and extreme conditions.

• Prevent damage to utility infrastructure

  Consult utility companies or plans on the location of any utility infrastructure that may interfere with a project or be damaged by it. Take the necessary steps to avoid damage.

• Comply with legal regulations

  Ensure you are properly informed of the legal regulations that govern a specific activity and adhere to its rules, policies and laws.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB