Electrical Technician

px Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in Hull is seeking an EC&I Technician with an electrical bias to support engineering and maintenance processes. The role involves ensuring compliance with operating standards and managing risks. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in mechanical discipline and experience in power generation or high hazard environments. Benefits include 25 days of holiday, employee recognition schemes, and more.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Online company benefits discount site

Long Service Awards

Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience in power generation, energy from waste, or high hazard operational manufacturing environments.
• Proficient in maintaining rotating equipment, steam raising systems, piping, and valves.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead EC&I Technician in delivery of all engineering and maintenance processes.
• Record, plan, investigate, and rectify faults and issues.
• Deliver EC&I maintenance plans and supervise assigned personnel.
• Plan and execute all works within the discipline group.
• Support project teams in project and major outage execution.

Skills

Time served apprentice

NVQ L3 in mechanical discipline (or equivalent)

IOSH managing safely

Experience in power generation

Ability to use a Central Maintenance Management System

Education

NVQ L3 in mechanical discipline

Job description

Application Deadline: 1 December 2025

Department: Engineering & Maintenance

Location: Hull

Description

px group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, providing innovative operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions to partners in high hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment, asset and reputation.

Our Business

Energy Works Hull plant processes up to 240,000 tonnes per year of refuse‑derived fuel (RDF), drawn from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources. It uses advanced fluidised‑bed gasification technology, it produces around 25 MW of baseload electricity, enough for approximately 43,000 homes. It offsets about 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually, diverting significant waste from landfill.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a EC&I Technician with an electrical bias. The EC&I Technician will ensure works are delivered to a standard in line with the px Group Operating Standard including but not limited to functional safety, cyber security, hazardous area management, instrument systems, HV and LV distribution system, BPCS and EC&I system work executed on site.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice‑yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Lead EC&I Technician in delivery of all EC&I engineering and maintenance processes, systems, reporting mechanisms and contracts are in place for identifying & managing operational risk, meeting the above requirements.
• Support the operations team in recording, planning, investigating and rectifying faults and issues in line with priorities set by key stake holders in the team.
• Responsible delivering any EC&I maintenance plans and supervising assigned personnel (internal and external) ensuring they meet required standards in a safe, timely manner.
• Support the safety planning, scheduling and execution of all works within the discipline group for both internal and external resources.
• Support the project team to identify, specify, handover and/or execution of project and major outage works.
• More responsibilities can be found in the Role Profile.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

This role requires the following:

Minimum Requirements

• Time served apprentice, NVQ L3 in mechanical discipline (or equivalent).
• IOSH managing safely or willingness to work towards.
• Held an equivalent role in power generation, energy from waste or 24/7 high hazard operational manufacturing environments with significant line management experience.
• Maintain rotating equipment, steam raising systems, piping and valves.
• Able to use a Central Maintenance Management System to complete accurate reporting, trending and improvement of work orders.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contribution towards eye test and glasses
• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
• Long Service Awards
• Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.