Field Operations Technician – Electrical & Instrumentation

National Gas

Swansea

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 53,000

Full time

10 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 12%
Annual bonus up to 6%
Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
26 days holiday
Life assurance 10x salary
Income protection
Flexible benefits including healthcare
Wellbeing & development opportunities

Job summary

National Gas is hiring an Operations Technician to maintain electrical, instrumentation, control, and OT assets across a network of sites. You will diagnose faults, support PLC/SCADA systems, and implement cyber security controls while ensuring safety and reliability.

Regular travel across the West Midlands, South West, and neighboring regions is required. You will work in a hands-on role across maintenance, fault finding, and system improvements, collaborating with engineers and contractors to

Qualifications

  • Experience in Electrical, Instrumentation, Control Systems, OT, Automation, or Cyber environments.
  • Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, or technical documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain electrical, instrumentation, control, and OT assets across multiple sites.
  • Diagnose faults and restore equipment performance for reliable operations.
  • Support maintenance and improvement of PLC, SCADA, control, and industrial network systems.
  • Carry out inspections, testing, and planned maintenance activities.
  • Support implementation of OT and cyber security controls.
  • Collaborate with contractors, engineers, and specialist teams for safe solutions.
  • Participate in standby rota after training.

Skills

Electrical Engineering
Instrumentation
Control Systems
Operational Technology
Automation
Cyber security
Fault finding
Reading schematics
Safety culture

Education

Technical qualification

Tools

PLC
SCADA
Industrial networks

Job description

National Gas is hiring an Operations Technician to maintain electrical, instrumentation, control, and OT assets across a network of sites. You will diagnose faults, support PLC/SCADA systems, and implement cyber security controls while ensuring safety and reliability.

Regular travel across the West Midlands, South West, and neighboring regions is required. You will work in a hands-on role across maintenance, fault finding, and system improvements, collaborating with engineers and contractors to

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