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Paul Standing

NEWBURY,BERKSHIRE

Summary

I have worked in the water industry for 16 years and thoroughly enjoy my present work, especially using my knowledge and skills to solve problems and get results. I can offer hard work, commitment, eagerness to learn and experience of dealing with the public and contractors. I am able to work as a member of a team or use my initiative working alone. I have good organisational and analytical skills. I am ready for a new challenge in the water industry, where I can use my skills and experience effectively. I have worked for United Utilities as a contractor in Cumbria and am keen to relocate back to Cumbria. I am now keen to learn more in other fields, of the water industry, and deploy my current experience and training elsewhere in United Utilities. Proactive individual with strong desire to gain experience in development coaching. Independent, hard working and quick in learning initiatives. Comfortable with multi-tasking and working in fast-paced environment. Dynamic Job Title with solid history in creating and delivering training programmes. Uses leadership skills to teach learning principles at workshops and seminars and achieve successful outcomes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Learning Development Coach

Watertrain
11.2022 - Current
  • Designing and delivering water industry training, nationally, including Water Industry regulations, Water Industry Act, Water Quality, Pollution and contamination events and water network activities
  • Remote working.

Network Service Technician

Thames Water
04.2017 - 11.2022
  • Dealing with customer issues no waters, low pressure and leakage issues
  • Overseeing the network in relation to shuts for repairs and rezones
  • Worked a standby rota for emergency work.

Strategic Field Technician

Thames Water
04.2017 - 08.2020
  • Overseeing water mains replacement and working alongside contractors and managing supply interruptions.

Leakage engineer

RPS Water Ltd
08.2008 - 04.2017
  • Contracted to Wessex Water to work in Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset.

Leakage engineer

RPS Water Ltd
07.2016 - 09.2016
  • Contracted to United Utilities to work in Cumbria.

Leakage engineer

RPS Water Ltd
02.2016 - 07.2016
  • Contracted to Thames Water in the Provinces
  • Kidlington.

Pressure Maintenance Valve technician

RPS Water Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Working alongside United Utilities pressure management team in the North.

Leakage engineer

RPS Water Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Contracted to United Utilities to undertake leakage detection in Cumbria.

Customer Side Leakage Technician

P N Daly
09.2006 - 08.2008
  • Contracted to Thames Water to deal with customer side leakage in the Thames Water area.

Water Technician / Labourer

Balfour Beatty Utilities
10.2005 - 09.2006
  • Installing new services, repair and maintenance of existing water supplies.

Education

O' Level - History Grade C -

Greaves Secondary Modern School
09.1978 - 05.1983

CSE - English, Science, Religious Education, Mathematics – Level 2 - undefined

United Utilities – Valve Operations - undefined

City & Guilds – Water Distribution & Leakage Management - undefined

City & Guilds – Streetworks, Excavation and Reinstatement - undefined

City & Guilds – Signing, Lighting and Guarding - undefined

NVQ Level 2 – Leakage Detection - undefined

CSTS – Confined Spaces - undefined

United Utilities – Calm Networks (Valve Operations) - undefined

City & Guilds – Signing, Lighting and Guarding - undefined

City & Guilds – Confined Spaces - undefined

Thames Water - Calm Networks - undefined

Thames Water - Water Disinfection Training - undefined

Thames Water - Flushing Course - undefined

Thames Water - Sampling Training - undefined

Thames Water – Streetworks - undefined

Thames Water - Manual Handling - undefined

Thames Water – Drive Safe Training - undefined

Thames Water – Licence to operate completed - undefined

Watertrain - Safeguarding training - undefined

Watertrain - Manual Handling - undefined

CTC - Award in Education and Training Level 3 (PTLLS) - undefined

Watertrain - National Water Hygiene - undefined

Skills

  • Experience of training new starters in current team at Thames Water
  • Experience of shutting mains for maintenance work, flushing, and sampling
  • Ability to oversee gangs and liaise with agents effectively
  • Able to use IT to communicate effectively
  • Good communicator generally
  • Good problem solving, organizational and analytical skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team or individually
  • Trained as an active leakage engineer
  • Experience of taking the lead within a team with RPS
  • Experience of working as a customer side leakage engineer
  • Experience of dealing diplomatically with customers and land owners
  • Experience of working on pressure management valves and sustaining valves (PRV), also waste meter maintenance
  • Experience assisting United Utilities staff with Step Testing
  • City & Guilds in Water Distribution & Leakage Management
  • Attended Manual Handling and Health & Safety training
  • Attended Thames Water Valve Ops training
  • Hold up to date Thames Water Passport, NRSWA health card and street works
  • Willingness to learn and undertake necessary training
  • Clean full driving licence and Thames Water driving permit

Custom

  • Mr Peter Buglass, Strategic Team Leader for Thames Water, Highworth Office, Blackworth Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN6 7NA, 07747647806, peter.buglass@thameswater.co.uk
  • Mr Shaun Graham, North Area Leakage Team Leader for United Utilities Group PLC, Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP, 07768143695, Shaun.graham@uuplc.co.uk

Timeline

Learning Development Coach - Watertrain
11.2022 - Current
Network Service Technician - Thames Water
04.2017 - 11.2022
Strategic Field Technician - Thames Water
04.2017 - 08.2020
Leakage engineer - RPS Water Ltd
07.2016 - 09.2016
Leakage engineer - RPS Water Ltd
02.2016 - 07.2016
Pressure Maintenance Valve technician - RPS Water Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2016
Leakage engineer - RPS Water Ltd
08.2008 - 04.2017
Leakage engineer - RPS Water Ltd
01.2008 - 01.2014
Customer Side Leakage Technician - P N Daly
09.2006 - 08.2008
Water Technician / Labourer - Balfour Beatty Utilities
10.2005 - 09.2006
Greaves Secondary Modern School - O' Level - History Grade C,
09.1978 - 05.1983
- CSE - English, Science, Religious Education, Mathematics – Level 2,
- United Utilities – Valve Operations,
- City & Guilds – Water Distribution & Leakage Management,
- City & Guilds – Streetworks, Excavation and Reinstatement,
- City & Guilds – Signing, Lighting and Guarding,
- NVQ Level 2 – Leakage Detection,
- CSTS – Confined Spaces,
- United Utilities – Calm Networks (Valve Operations),
- City & Guilds – Signing, Lighting and Guarding,
- City & Guilds – Confined Spaces,
- Thames Water - Calm Networks,
- Thames Water - Water Disinfection Training,
- Thames Water - Flushing Course,
- Thames Water - Sampling Training,
- Thames Water – Streetworks,
- Thames Water - Manual Handling,
- Thames Water – Drive Safe Training,
- Thames Water – Licence to operate completed,
- Watertrain - Safeguarding training,
- Watertrain - Manual Handling,
- CTC - Award in Education and Training Level 3 (PTLLS),
- Watertrain - National Water Hygiene,
Paul Standing