Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Dartford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where/​

25 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies including 28+

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Connect Plus Services (CPS) seeks an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support M25 tunnels and surrounding infrastructure. You will maintain high-voltage systems, tunnel plant, and traffic safety tech, ensuring safe, reliable operation for millions of road users.

The role is hands-on across electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault diagnosis, and incident response, with emphasis on practical problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Completed Electrical Apprenticeship.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Experience in electrical maintenance and fault finding.
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and repairing electrical systems including switchgear, transformers, pumps, fans, VSDs, and lighting.
• Supporting operations on 11kV HV systems (training/authorisation provided if needed).
• Working on traffic safety systems – signals, barriers, and sensors around the Dartford Crossing.
• Diagnosing faults using schematics and fixing issues independently.
• Responding to incidents and helping restore safe conditions quickly.
• Carrying out a mix of electrical, mechanical, and general maintenance tasks.
• Working safely at all times in line with strict health & safety standards.

Skills

Electrical Apprenticeship

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Fault finding

Reading technical drawings

Full UK driving licence

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship certification

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experiencedWe are seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support the operation and maintenance of the M25 tunnels and surrounding infrastructure. This is a varied, hands-on role working across high-voltage systems, tunnel plant, and traffic management and safety technology.

You’ll be part of a team responsible for keeping essential infrastructure running safely and efficiently, responding to faults, carrying out planned maintenance, and solving real-world engineering challenges that have an immediate impact on millions of road users.

If you take pride in practical problem-solving, fault finding, and working in a fast-paced operational environment where no two days are the same, this role offers exactly that. This is to support the operation and maintenance of the M25 and surrounding infrastructure. This is a varied, hands-on role working across high-voltage systems, tunnel plant, and traffic management and safety technology.

You’ll be part of a team responsible for keeping essential infrastructure running safely and efficiently, responding to faults, carrying out planned maintenance, and solving real-world engineering challenges that have an immediate impact on millions of road users.

If you take pride in practical problem-solving, fault finding, and working in a fast-paced operational environment where no two days are the same, this role offers exactly that.

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining and repairing electrical systems including switchgear, transformers, pumps, fans, VSDs, and lighting
• Supporting operations on 11kV HV systems (training/authorisation provided if needed)
• Working on traffic safety systems – signals, barriers, and sensors around the Dartford Crossing
• Diagnosing faults using schematics and fixing issues independently
• Responding to incidents and helping restore safe conditions quickly
• Carrying out a mix of electrical, mechanical, and general maintenance tasks
• Working safely at all times in line with strict health & safety standards

Who we're looking for

• Completed Electrical Apprenticeship
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Experience in electrical maintenance and fault finding
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings
• Full UK driving licence
• Experience in electrical maintenance and fault finding
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings
• Full UK driving licence

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]