Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aerospace sector is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join its Maintenance Teams. This role is crucial for carrying out hands-on preventive and reactive maintenance on a range of state-of-the-art systems. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in maintenance roles, and enjoy working in a collaborative environment. The company offers competitive salaries, flexible work patterns, and a variety of benefits including a unique 9-day working fortnight.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading contributory pension scheme

Professional career development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

Discounts on everyday spending

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in relevant discipline or NVQ/Diploma Level 2 plus industrial experience.
• City & Guilds, ONC or BTEC Level 3 preferred. 18th edition and C&G 2391 training can be provided.
• Experience in planned and reactive maintenance on industrial systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive and reactive maintenance on electrical distribution and ventilation systems.
• Work collaboratively as part of a close-knit maintenance team.
• Maintain critical facilities infrastructure.

Skills

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Safety adherence

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship NVQ/Diploma Level 3

Recognised qualification (City & Guilds, ONC, BTEC Level 3)

Job description

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Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Apply locations Reading area time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: July 2, 2025 (22 days left to apply) job requisition id R26542

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £30,150 – £40,000 plus generous workplace allowances (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Opportunities for overtime, available at an enhanced rate.

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for Electrical Maintenance Engineers to work within our Maintenance Teams .

This role is ideally suited to a maintenance engineer who enjoys a hands-on role carrying out preventive and reactive maintenance on state-of-the-art plant, processes and facilities. The work will be on a range of systems including electrical distribution, specialist production equipment and ventilation systems.

Joining our maintenance team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• Engineering Apprenticeship NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in relevant discipline or NVQ/Diploma Level 2 plus industrial experience

• A recognised relevant qualification such as City & Guilds, ONC or BTEC Level 3

• 18th edition and C&G 2391 preferred but not this is not essential as training can be provided.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Planned and reactive maintenance on industrial systems (including 3-phase)

• Adhering to a strong safety culture and working to industry standards

• Previous experience in a building, plant or manufacturing environment

Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

• Relocation assistance (conditions apply)

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

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Next steps:

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Important things you need to know:

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.

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If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on ourwebsite .

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