drain technician
Drain technicians install and maintain drainage equipment used in sewer systems, such as pipes and valves. They analyse the design and ensure the proper installation of the drainage system, and perform maintenance and repair duties.
Also called: storm water drain technician, sewer and drain inspector, drain cleaner, drainage system technician, sewer line repairer, sewer cleaner, drainage systems technician, public works inspector
- 12
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- pipe welder7 skills in common
- sewerage network operative5 skills in common
- water network operative5 skills in common
- gas transmission system operator4 skills in common
- pipeline compliance coordinator4 skills in common
- pipeline route manager4 skills in common
- pipeline environmental project manager3 skills in common
- pipeline superintendent3 skills in common
Essential skills
12- adjust cylinder valves
- apply health and safety standards
- assemble manufactured pipeline parts
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- install drainage well systems
- install plumbing systems
- lay pipe installation
- liaise with engineers
- read standard blueprints
- test pipeline infrastructure operations
- types of pipelines
Optional skills
18- advise on equipment maintenance
- carry out cleaning of road drains
- engineering principles
- examine engineering principles
- inspect pipelines
- maintain industrial equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain water distribution equipment
- maintain water storage equipment
- maintain water treatment equipment
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- regulate the flow of substances in pipelines
- repair pipelines
- supervise sewerage systems construction
- use personal protection equipment
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