Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Sewage engineering technician

Duration of traineeship

3 years
The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule)

Field of activity

Sewage engineering technicians work in the area of drainage networks as well as sewage and sewage sludge treatment in municipal and industrial treatment plants.

Occupational skills

Sewage engineering technicians carry out their work independently on the basis of technical documents and regulations as well as legal requirements. They acquire information, plan and coordinate their work. They document their performance and take measures to ensure quality, safety, health and environmental protection at work.

They are electro-technically qualified personnel.

Sewage engineering technicians

• plan, monitor, control and document operational processes
• recognise faults in the operational process and initiate measures to eliminate the fault
• recognise dangers in the operational process and carry out safety measures
• take measurements and carry out analyses for process and quality control
• operate plant and equipment
• inspect, service and maintain machines, equipment, piping systems and structures
• recognise the dangers in dealing with electricity, assess faults and carry out electro-technical work
• collect and evaluate data and optimise processes
• monitor and document compliance with legal requirements
• work in a cost, environmental and hygiene-conscious manner
  

Last modified on: December 12, 2006