Electrical Technician

At a Glance

• Tasks: Inspect, maintain, and repair electrical systems to keep our sites operational.
• Company: Join [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], the UK's largest water and wastewater company.
• Benefits: Earn up to £42,000 plus a company van, tools, and generous leave.
• Why this job: Make a real difference in environmental impact while developing your skills.
• Qualifications: Experience in electrical systems; NVQ or C&G level 3 preferred.
• Other info: Flexible working, career growth, and a supportive team environment.

The predicted salary is between 36000 - 48000 £ per year.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Technician to join our Maintenance teams across London and the Thames Valley. As a successful candidate, you will use your electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to [Employer hidden]'s environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

What you’ll be doing as the Electrical Technician:

• Ensuring the health, safety and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always a top priority by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and [Employer hidden]’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fix these or escalate, planned maintenance of plant and equipment daily, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current Standards and Regulations.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, along with identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day-to-day work.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate, with up-to-date technical knowledge, along with coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction.
• Interacting with all of our customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

What you should bring to the role:

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering. 18th Edition preferred, but training can be given.
• A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalate if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
• Full UK driving licence.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
• Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

[Employer hidden] is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way.