Electrical Maintenance Technician

Thames Water; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company in Oxford is seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to join their Waste Team. Responsibilities include maintaining electrical assets, investigating failures, and providing technical support. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience, relevant qualifications, and a full UK driving license. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £42,000 with additional earnings potential through standby rota payments and overtime opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous Pension Scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Access to health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in electrical systems.
• Time-served apprentice in electrical engineering.
• Participation in out-of-hours standby rota.

Responsibilities

• Maintain electrical assets onsite at Oxford.
• Investigate plant failures and carry out repairs.
• Provide technical advice and support for trainees.

Skills

Experience with 3-phased systems

Knowledge of electrical systems

Fault diagnosis skills

Health and safety awareness

Education

NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering

BS7671 or 18th edition electrical wiring regulations

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

We currently have a great opportunity for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician to join our Waste Team at Oxford Waste Treatment Works. This is a fantastic opportunity for an electrical maintenance technician to join a close-knit team that varies in age and ability, all of whom perform at a high level. This role offers great learning potential with the ability to cross-skill into other disciplines.

What you'll be doing as an Electrical Maintenance Technician

• Proactively and reactively maintain the electrical assets onsite at the Oxford site.
• Investigating plant failures and carrying out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process. This may involve investigating and diagnosing complex faults and carrying out repairs during incidents.
• Carrying out service and replacement of assets: Pump motors, electrical circuitry components, contactors, overloads, slip ring assemblies, telemetry outstations, variable speed drives and motor control circuits.
• Supporting the local maintenance teams, carrying out planned and breakdown maintenance activities on electromechanical wastewater assets.
• Provided technical advice to the wider team, referred to up-to-date technical knowledge, and provided training or support for technical trainees if required.
• Undertake fault diagnostics and resolve issues promptly.
• Interpret and update Electrical drawings.
• Timely feedback on work carried out daily.
• Monitor treatment processes using the SCADA system and act on alarms as required.

Base Location: Oxford – OX4 4XU

Working Pattern or hours: 38 hours Monday-Friday, plus the inclusion of an out-of-hours Rota for which you will receive additional payment.

All PPE, Tools Plus and Van will be provided.

You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering.

What you should bring to the role

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering.
• You will have qualifications in BS7671 or the 18th edition electrical wiring regulations. Experience in maintaining, testing, installing and fault diagnosis on electrical plant equipment safely and efficiently.
• Experience with 3-phased systems.
• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety policies and processes are essential.
• The work will require physical fitness as you will work in confined spaces, with the successful completion of the appropriate training.
• Participation in a 24/7 out-of-hours standby rota will be required after a suitable period of training and assessment, for which you will receive additional payment.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.
• You will need to undertake role-specific training to fulfil any safety and team competency requirements.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase this earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• 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.

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.