Electrical Field Service Engineer

UNITED UTILITIES; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider in the UK is seeking an Electrical Field Service Engineer to join their Wastewater Production team. This pivotal role involves delivering high-quality electrical maintenance and support across various operations, ensuring compliance and safety standards while benefitting from a generous benefits package including performance-related bonuses and annual leave.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Competitive pension scheme

Performance-related bonus

Comprehensive healthcare plan

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Plan

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent required.
• Valid UK driving license necessary for field-based work.
• Experience with network diagnostics and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver efficient and high-quality electrical maintenance.
• Diagnose and fix faults quickly and safely.
• Manage budgets effectively while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLC systems

HMI systems

SCADA systems

Diagnostic skills

Education

HNC or ONC in technical discipline

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to bring your electrical expertise to a team that truly makes a difference?

We're looking for a passionate and proactive Electrical Field Service Engineer to join our Wastewater Production team—someone who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and is ready to roll up their sleeves to keep essential services flowing smoothly.

This isn't just another maintenance role. You'll be a vital part of a team that supports the heartbeat of our communities—providing planned, proactive and reactive electrical maintenance and technical support across our wastewater operations. Whether you're fault-finding in the field, carrying out preventative maintenance, or ensuring our systems remain fully compliant with statutory and regulatory standards—you'll be helping to keep things running where it really counts.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivering efficient and high-quality electrical maintenance and installation services that keep everything running smoothly.
• Diagnosing and fixing electrical and instrumentation faults to get systems back online quickly and safely.
• Carrying out planned and proactive maintenance that helps us stay ahead of the game—not just reacting when things go wrong.
• Following all Health & Safety regulations and company policies—safety first!
• To manage budgets effectively, making smart decisions that support cost control without cutting corners.
• Keeping accurate, reliable records on asset performance and repairs—your insights will help us continuously improve.
• Identifying recurring maintenance issues and coming up with practical, long-term solutions.

Essential Skills & Experience

We're looking for a skilled Electrical Field Service Engineer who's ready to hit the ground running. To be successful in this role, you'll need to have:

• A time-served apprenticeship (or equivalent), supported by relevant academic qualifications—ideally a HNC, or an ONC in a technical discipline.
• A valid UK driving license—this role involves field-based work across various sites.
• Experience working with PLC, HMI and SCADA systems, including network diagnostics, disaster recovery and small system modifications.
• A strong desire to grow your skills—we're big on development and will support you to gain additional flexi-skills qualification that enhance your role.
• The ability to work well independently and as part of a team—we value self-motivation, resilience and a positive, can-do mindset.
• Participate in out-of-hours standby rota is also part of the role—and we'll make sure you're fully supported when the time comes.

Benefits

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
• Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• MyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
• Best Doctors
• Salary Finance
• Wealth at Work courses
• Deals and discounts
• EVolve Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Mental health first aiders
• ShareBuy
• MORE Choices flexible benefits
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

About Us

United Utilities' (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.

We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.

We\'ve got a lot to offer. You\'ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution.