Electrical Technician — Maintenance & Fault-Finding Leader

Thames Water; Chieveley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £42,000 per annum

24 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)

Generous Pension Scheme (AON)

Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Leave

Health and wellbeing benefits; Cycle2W

Cycle to Work scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

Thames Water is hiring an Electrical Technician based in Chieveley. You will undertake reactive and planned maintenance of plant and equipment, respond to alarms, and install new systems in line with standards. You’ll record asset data, identify risks, and provide technical guidance while coaching apprentices.

You will benefit from a supportive team, ongoing training, and a comprehensive benefits package as part of the UK’s largest water and wastewater company.

Qualifications

• 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 elevate 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.
• Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Undertake both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault-finding to identify issues, fix these or elevate; planned maintenance of plant and equipment daily, 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.

Skills

Health & Safety awareness

Problem solving

Excellent communicator

Team player

Self-motivation

Full UK driving licence

Education

NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering

18th Edition training preferred

Job description

Thames Water is hiring an Electrical Technician based in Chieveley. You will undertake reactive and planned maintenance of plant and equipment, respond to alarms, and install new systems in line with standards. You’ll record asset data, identify risks, and provide technical guidance while coaching apprentices.

You will benefit from a supportive team, ongoing training, and a comprehensive benefits package as part of the UK’s largest water and wastewater company.