Maintenance Technician - Electrical Bias

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Hereford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable pay schemes

5 days extra leave per year

Pension contributions

Car-leasing scheme and on-site parking

Health CashBack

Job summary

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias) for a field-based, site-facing role in Hereford. You will join a team performing planned maintenance, improvements, and incident response across Welsh Water assets.

The role includes 260 hours of planned time, on-call standby, and a company vehicle. Ideal candidates hold an NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification or City & Guilds equivalent, with a recognised electrical apprenticeship, a full driving licence, and strong

Qualifications

• Must have a recognised electrical apprenticeship and NVQ/City & Guilds equivalent.
• Proven ability to work in a team and meet deadlines in a field role.
• Able to communicate well and solve problems; build internal networks.
• Familiar with Microsoft software and field IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Work in a field-based team on planned maintenance and improvements for Welsh Water assets.
• Investigate plant failures and perform scheduled maintenance to minimise breakdowns.
• Carry out refurbishments and assist with commissioning equipment to spec and on time.
• Audit spares and order items; follow health & safety procedures.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Microsoft software

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification or City & Guilds equivalent

Recognised electrical apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft software

Operational systems

Job description

About You

Essential Skills:

Job Requisition Number 8854

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Operational

Salary Range £31,395.00 -£35,682.00 (Base Salary Range)

£40,000 - £42,000 per annum (inclusive of 260 hours annual planned working time and standby payments) + additional standby call-out fees + annual cost of living increase + company vehicle and tools provided

Standby

+260 hours planned working time

Overtime

+Company Vehicle

Base

Closing Date Eign (Hereford, postcode HR1 1RY) 23:59 on 07/10/2026

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias), your responsibilities will include:

• In this field-based role, you will be part of a team working on planned activities for Welsh Water assets eg improvement projects and preventative maintenance works, as well as reacting to failures across the area.
• Investigating the nature of plant failures and carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on all equipment relating to the Welsh Water asset base to minimise plant breakdowns.
• Carrying out like for like installations, refurbishments and assisting with commissioning equipment to specification, on time and in line with company procedures.
• Carrying out an audit of spares and materials required to complete work effectively, ordering necessary items via your supervisor or direct from supplier.
• Following company health & safety procedures - being accountable for your own health & safety and having a duty of care to your colleagues and anyone affected by the work you do.
• Dealing with sometimes difficult situations in a friendly, positive and professional manner, whilst striving for a speedy resolution.
• Updating information in various IT systems daily.
• Liaising with outside contractors on large capital schemes ensuring they are delivered effectively and efficiently in full compliance with Health & Safety and company procedures.
• Organising your own time, handling routine work with a minimum of supervision.
• Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

About You

Essential Skills:

• A recognised apprenticeship in electrical or dual skilled engineering awarded with an NVQ Level 3 qualification or City & Guilds equivalent
• Full driving licence
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of analysing information to spot potential problems
• Practical experience gained in industry to support your apprenticeship and ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S procedures
• Able to communicate well, listen and respond appropriately to solve problems
• Able to build and maintain good networks with internal departments
• Able to work to tight deadlines, sometimes in difficult circumstances
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) and NRW (Natural Resources Wales)
• Able to use Microsoft software packages and other operational systems

Good to know

• The successful candidate will participate in Standby on call (1 week out of every 6 weeks), and also participate in 260 hours planned working time.
• Company vehicle provided.
• This role requires you to hold a current NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification. Due to compliance requirements, you will be asked to provide evidence of this qualification if invited to interview.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: [e-mail] and enter the job ID [8854] in the subject title line.

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website!

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

© Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.