Utilities Engineer - Electrical

code4; Mortimer; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Utilities Engineer to provide professional engineering services. You will ensure the reliability of electrical utilities across regulated environments. The role requires extensive knowledge of electrical design and the ability to work in a fast-paced, regulated setting. The position offers a 9-day working fortnight, professional development opportunities, and a competitive salary starting from £39,280.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Professional career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical networks within regulated sites.
• Prior operational and engineering experience in industrial environments.
• Ability to maintain high personal standards in safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering services to maintain utility services.
• Ensure compliance and optimize delivery of utilities engineering services.
• Provide specialist engineering knowledge on network equipment.

Skills

Electrical design

Problem-solving

Knowledge of electrical networks

Load coordination

Education

HNC or Accredited Honours degree in Electrical

Tools

Industry-standard software for cable calculations

Job description

Utilities Engineer – Electrical – Aldermaston, Berkshire, RG7 4PR

Job Type: Full-Time. Salary: Additional Benefits.

Location – Aldermaston (Reading/Basingstoke area) with free onsite parking.

Package – Starting from £39,280 (dependent on experience).

Working pattern – AWE operates a 9‑day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

We are currently recruiting for a Utilities Engineer – Electrical to join our team working across our Aldermaston estate.

What a day looks like in the life of a Utilities Engineer

As a Utilities Engineer (Electrical), you will deliver professional engineering services to enable the Utilities Engineering Team Leader to provide utility services to facilities, assets and equipment required by AWE.

Typical activities include electrical design, design reviews, calculations, change control, load coordination, strategic assessments, configuration control, asset management, reliability engineering and other tasking as directed.

A Utilities Engineer works closely with operational areas, project teams, capital projects, design and technical authorities, senior management, and other estate areas.

Who are we looking for

As the ideal candidate, you should have experience of working with electrical networks across regulated sites, including production, manufacturing or industrial environments.

You’ll be expected to:

Key Accountabilities

• Adherence to management system requirements for utilities engineering activities.
• Provide engineering intelligence to utilities engineering.
• Delivery of engineering tasks for utilities networks.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply domain and technical knowledge for design, as-built standards and through life system performance for relevant network plant and equipment.
• Ensure availability of utilities plant, equipment and infrastructure within relevant networks.
• Maintain configuration baseline and provide load connection and disconnection authorisations for relevant networks.
• Provide specialist engineering knowledge for design, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting on network plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Identify and elevate business risk associated with the condition and performance of network plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Optimise delivery of utilities engineering services.
• Ensure compliance for relevant network plant and equipment.
• Maintain continuous professional development.
• Fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• A Technician Apprenticeship or ONC in Electrical with suitable additional experience, or (desirable), HNC to Accredited Honours degree or suitable equivalent.
• Prior operational and engineering experience in an industrial or utilities environment, in HV/LV, generation, distribution, and building services.
• Ability to provide engineering capability across relevant networks, comprising a range of infrastructure facilities and associated plant and equipment.
• Ability to solve complex problems/issues using tested solutions, i.e. cable calculations using industry-standard software.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment with an understanding of nuclear and explosives area requirements.

Candidates must be willing and able to apply, obtain and maintain the required security clearance for the role.

You will need the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority-changing environment, manage your own workload, and be proactive, enthusiastic, flexible and able to work to tight deadlines.

Work hard, be rewarded

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award‑winning benefits:

• 9‑day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family‑friendly policies: Maternity leave – 39 weeks full pay and paternity leave – 4 weeks full pay.
• Opportunities for professional career development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services.
• Life assurance (4 × annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special leave policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The “Working at AWE” page on our website is where you can find full details in the “AWE Benefits Guide”.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always “tick every box”. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply – we’d love to receive your application.

Important things you need to know

• Apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1‑stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and the employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or hiring decisions.