Electrical Maintenance Technician - Banbury Wastewater

Pertemps Thames Water; Banbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £42,000

On-call rota payments & overtime

25 days holiday rising with service

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to maintain electrical assets at Banbury STW and Cherwell sites. The role covers both proactive and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and support across multiple electro-mechanical assets.

You will work with a close-knit team, ensure safety compliance, and participate in a rotating on-call scheme. A time-served apprenticeship and BS7671/18th Edition qualifications are essential.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship in electrical engineering.
• BS7671 or 18th Edition wiring regs.
• Experience maintaining, testing, installing and fault diagnosing electrical plant equipment.
• Experience with 3-phase systems.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Proactively and reactively maintain electrical assets across Cherwell sites.
• Investigate plant failures and carry out repairs quickly to avoid process interruptions.
• Service and replace assets such as pumps, motors, starters, controls, VSDs, valves and dosing equipment.
• Provide technical advice and training support to the team as needed.
• Monitor treatment processes using the SCADA system and respond to alarms.
• Undertake fault diagnostics and update electrical drawings.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault diagnosis

SCADA monitoring

3-phase systems

Health & safety

Education

Time-served apprenticeship in electrical engineering

BS7671 / 18th Edition wiring regs

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Thames Water is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to maintain electrical assets at Banbury STW and Cherwell sites. The role covers both proactive and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and support across multiple electro-mechanical assets.

You will work with a close-knit team, ensure safety compliance, and participate in a rotating on-call scheme. A time-served apprenticeship and BS7671/18th Edition qualifications are essential.