Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Water supply engineering technician

Duration of traineeship

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

Field of activity

Water supply engineering technicians work in municipal and industrial water
supply firms.

Occupational skills

Water supply 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.

Water supply engineering technicians

• manage and control technical processes
• operate, monitor, inspect, maintain and repair water extraction, treatment,
  delivery, storage and distribution facilities
• install pipelines, assemble and dismantle the facilities
• examine customer facilities
• carry out to a limited extent switching operations and repairs to the electrical facilities in the waterworks
• take samples of drinking water for self-monitoring, determine and evaluate quality parameters to a limited degree
• document and evaluate work procedures and operational processes
• recognise faults and react independently
• work in a cost, environmental and hygiene-conscious manner
• apply relevant legal provisions, technical regulations and work safety regulations and observe quality management guidelines
• act in a customer-oriented manner and make use of information and communications technologies

Last modified on: December 12, 2006