Electrical Technician

Astute People; Rochester; On-site; GBP 46,335 - 56,632; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Overtime

Skills shortage allowance

Excellent benefits

Training opportunities

Job summary

Astute People is recruiting an Electrical Technician for a CCGT Power Station in Rochester, Kent. The role offers a basic salary up to £51,484, plus bonus, overtime and a skills shortage allowance, with other excellent benefits.

You will fault-find and maintain electrical assets, support plant projects and supervise contractors. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 3 in Electrical, IOSH/NEBOSH advantages, and 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience fault-finding and maintaining electrical assets in heavy process environments.
• Experience with motors, switchgear, transformers, and HV plant.
• Knowledge of maintenance techniques and CMMS documentation.

Responsibilities

• Fault-finding and maintaining electrical assets including motors, switchgear, transformers, HV plant.
• Maintain records on the site CMMS.
• Ensure HSE compliance.
• Set to work and supervise contractors.
• Undertake plant developments/projects.
• Work in line with maintenance techniques.

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

HV systems experience

Motors, switchgear, transformers

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical discipline

IOSH/NEBOSH qualification

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit an Electrical Technician for their Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station in Rochester, Kent.

The vital Electrical Technician role comes with a basic salary up to £51,484 + Bonus + Overtime + skills shortage allowance + other excellent benefits.

If you're an experienced Electrical Technician and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Fault-finding and maintaining electrical assets including motors, switchgear, transformers, variable speed drives, HV plant, etc.
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Undertaking/assisting in plant developments/projects
• Setting to work and supervising contractors
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the sites CMMS
• Ensuring HSE compliance at all times

Professional qualifications

• Ideally apprentice trained with an NVQ Level 3 minimum qualification in an Electrical related discipline
• A Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH would be advantageous
• 18th Edition Wiring regulations would be preferred

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

• Prior Electrical Engineering experience working in heavy process engineering environments such as Power Stations, Paper Mills, Top Tier COMAH sites, Refineries, Petrochemicals, etc.
• Experience working with High Voltage (HV) systems up to 400kV would be ideal
• Experience working with relevant electrical equipment such as motors, generators, switchgears, etc.

Salary and benefits

A starting basic salary of up to £51,484

Performance related bonus

Monthly skills shortage allowance

Overtime

Other excellent benefits

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Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.