Electrical Technician

idibu; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A major utility provider in London is seeking an Electrical Technician for the Maintenance team in the Wastewater Division. You will be responsible for maintaining and repairing electrical systems, ensuring compliance with safety regulations while delivering excellent customer service. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £42,000 per annum, a company van, and benefits including a contributory pension and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Salary up to £42,000 per annum

Company van and tools

Contributory pension scheme

Annual leave increasing with service

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship with significant experience in electrical systems or NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical engineering.
• Experience with 18th Edition wiring regulations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills for identifying and resolving issues.
• Strong communication skills for providing technical expertise.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to a changing environment.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Undertake reactive and planned maintenance on electrical systems.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance.
• Provide technical advice and coach junior staff.
• Interact professionally with internal and external customers.

Job description

Overview

Electrical Technician for the Maintenance team in the Wastewater Division, based at Abbey Mills – Stratford – E15 2RN. You will use electrical knowledge and on-site experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment in a safe, efficient and timely manner with minimal supervision to keep sites operational for customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact by helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

What you’ll be doing as the Electrical Technician

• Ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertaking reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding, fixing issues or escalating as required; daily planned maintenance of plant and equipment; installing new plant and equipment in line with current standards and regulations.
• Recording work and asset information to improve business performance, identifying potential future risks, and raising for resolution as required.
• Providing specialist technical advice with up-to-date technical knowledge; coaching, training and developing staff under supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and contributing to overall customer satisfaction by interacting with internal and external customers in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

Base Location: Abbey Mills – Stratford – E15 2RN

Working Pattern: 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 3:36 pm, plus standby rota payments; overtime opportunities may increase earnings upon completion of essential company training.

Other requirements: All PPE, tools, and a van provided when on duty and on call. You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or hold NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical engineering.

What you should bring to the role

• Time-served apprenticeship with significant experience in electrical systems or NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical engineering.
• 18th Edition.
• Problem solver able to identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalate as required.
• Excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adaptable to the pressures of work and a changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative, to design and meet standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player who can work across different teams, respectful, provides constructive feedback, and supports the development of others.
• Full UK driving licence.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
• Annual Leave: 24 days per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances—including annual health MOTs, access to physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving more than 16 million customers. We aim to build a better future for customers, communities, people and the planet. We’re looking for passionate and skilled people to help us achieve our goals.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work where every day you can make a difference. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while protecting the world of water for future generations, we’ll support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, let us know how we can help.

Disclaimer: Due to high application volume, the advert may close earlier than the advertised date, so please apply promptly.