Electrical Technician

idibu; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 10,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Van on duty

Standby rota

Overtime opportunities

PPE provided

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician based at Maple Lodge STW in Rickmansworth. You will inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair electrical plant to keep sites running safely and efficiently.

The role involves reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms, recording work details, and providing technical guidance to staff and apprentices. 38 hours per week, Mon-Fri, with standby rota and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems.
• NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering.
• 18th Edition preferred; training can be provided.
• Good problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain and repair electrical equipment to keep sites operational.
• Respond to alarms, diagnose faults and repair or escalate as needed.
• Install or modify equipment safely and in line with standards.
• Provide technical guidance and support to on-site staff and apprentices.
• Ensure health and safety compliance in all tasks.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Planned maintenance

Health & safety

Education

NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician based at our wastewater treatment site at Maple Lodge STW.

As a successful candidate, you will be using your electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefit of our customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively 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 is always my top priority by always displaying the correct behaviours by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fix these or accelerate, planned maintenance of plant and equipment on a daily basis, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current Standards and Regulations.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, along with identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day-to-day work and to raise these for resolution as required.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate, with up-to-date technical knowledge, along with coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction. Interacting with all our customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful, and polite manner.

Base Location: Maple Lodge STW – WD3 9SQ

38 hours per week, Monday-Friday.7:30 am -3:36 pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase the earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

All PPE, tools, plus the provision of a Van when on duty and on call.

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with 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 escape if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.