Electrical Technician

idibu; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company in Isleworth is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician. The role involves inspecting and maintaining electrical equipment and ensuring health and safety compliance. Candidates should have significant electrical systems experience and hold an NVQ or equivalent. The position offers a salary up to £42,000 per annum, along with additional benefits including a contributory pension and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Annual leave starting at 26 days

Performance-related pay

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Time-served apprentice or equivalent experience.
• 18th Edition preferred but training can be given.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain and repair electrical equipment.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.
• Perform both reactive and planned maintenance.

Skills

Electrical systems knowledge

Problem-solving

Communication

Health and Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering

Job description

Job Overview

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Technician to join our Maintenance team in the Wastewater Division, based out of our Mogden STW.

As a successful candidate, you will use your electrical knowledge and experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, ensuring our sites remain operational for our customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water’s environmental impact and help reduce pollution from our sites.

What you’ll be doing as the Electrical Technician

• Ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always a top priority by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Working on equipment such as drives, various pumps, 3‑phase motors, starters and controls, electronic control systems such as VSD, automatic valves, flow, level and pressure measurement, programmable logic controllers, variable speed drives and controls.
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault‑finding to identify issues, fixing or escalating them, performing planned maintenance on plant and equipment daily, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current standards and regulations.
• Recording work and asset information to improve business performance, identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day‑to‑day work and raising these for resolution as required.
• Providing specialist technical advice where appropriate with up‑to‑date technical knowledge, and coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction by interacting with all customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

Base Location – Mogden – Isleworth – TW7 7LW

Working Hours
38 hours per week Monday‑Friday, 7:30 am‑3:36 pm plus Standby rota payments & overtime opportunities which can increase the earning potential by up to an additional £8,000‑£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

All PPE, tools and a van are provided when on duty and on call.

What you should bring to the role

• You should be a time‑served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or hold an NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering.
• 18th Edition preferred but training can be given.
• A problem‑solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalations if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
• Resilient, able to adapt to the pressures of work and a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, using own initiative and working to design and standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player who can work with many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting 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.
• Contributory pension – defined contribution, maximum of 12 % – 2× employee contribution.
• Annual leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with 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 a range of benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances – e.g., 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, 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 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.

Learn more about our purpose and values.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

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 adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats or anything else, just let us know – we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

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.