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Thames Water; Camberley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician for a mobile role covering multiple pumping stations in the Home Counties South area. You will inspect, maintain, fault-diagnose, test and repair electrical equipment across sites, while coordinating with the Technical Support Manager to respond to alarms and ensure continuous operation.

The role requires time-served electrical/mechanical experience and qualifications (NVQ/C&G Level 3).

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent electrical/mechanical experience.
• 18th Edition preferred but training can be given.
• Strong problem-solving and diagnostic abilities.
• Clear communicator with internal and external staff.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and take initiative.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair electrical equipment across pumping stations.
• Carry out reactive maintenance and respond to alarms across multiple sites.
• Record work and asset information to improve performance and raise issues for resolution.
• Provide technical advice and support, including mentoring apprentices.

Skills

Time-served apprentice

Problem solving

Excellent communication

Team player

Full UK driving licence

Education

NVQ or C&G Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join our team in the Camberley pumping team. This is a mobile role where the successful candidate will travel across multiple pumping station sites in the Home Counties South area.

As the 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 wellbeing of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors by always displaying the correct behaviours, complying with the Health and Safety at work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• - Working across multiple sites, you will liaise with the Technical Support Manager to respond to alarms, fault find to identify issues, fix these or escalat, and carry out reactive maintenance of plant equipment.
• - 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 your supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• - Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contribute to overall customer satisfaction. Interacting with all of our customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

Base Location: Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to travel across multiple pumping stations in the Home Counties South area. Contractually you would be based at Camberley STW (GU15 3YL) or Esher STW (KT10 8AU).

Working pattern: 38 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 am - 3:36pm, plus overtime opportunities upon completion of essential company training.

All PPE, tools, a company van and a fuel card are provided.

What you should bring to the role

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

• - You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical / mechanical 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 escalating 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.

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