Electrician - Water/ Wastewater Operations

EPS Group; Mallow; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

EPS Group is looking for a qualified Electrician to join its team in the Cork area. In this role, you will be involved in both preventative and reactive maintenance primarily in the water and wastewater sectors, requiring a blend of technical knowledge and hands-on experience. Key tasks include the calibration and servicing of monitoring equipment, troubleshooting control panel faults, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in electrical engineering and relevant industry experience while demonstrating good computer skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for professional development and career growth

CPD accredited employer

Collaborative and supportive work environment

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Qualified electrician with 3 - 5 years proven experience.
• Registration with Safe Electric as a QC would be an advantage.
• Full clean driving license.

Responsibilities

• Preventative and reactive work in the water and wastewater industry.
• Calibration and servicing of on-site instrumentation monitoring equipment.
• Motor and instrumentation signal verification to motor control centres.
• Ability to follow control panel schematics and troubleshoot control panel faults.
• Install, wire, commission, and set up configuration of variable speed drives.
• Liaise with Area Supervisors and Managers on electrical solutions.
• Completion of daily reports and health and safety documentation.

Skills

Instrumentation experience with water monitoring

Technical knowledge of 3 phase motors

Fault finding

Working with pumps and motors

Familiarity with PLC's

Good computer skills

Education

Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation

Job description

About the Role:

EPS has an exciting opportunity available for a dynamic and experienced Electrician. The position will be based in the Cork area.

The ideal candidate would be a qualified electrician with 3 - 5 years proven experience in the industrial, water & wastewater sector advantageous, focused on preventative and reactive maintenance within our Operations Division.

Key Responsibilities:

• The role will primarily involve preventative and reactive work in the water and wastewater industry
• Calibration and servicing of on-site instrumentation monitoring equipment (such as PH, dissolved oxygen probes etc)
• Motor and instrumentation signal verification to motor control centres and PLC including control function verification
• Ability to follow control panel schematics and trouble shoot control panel faults
• Install, wire, commission and set up configuration of full range of variable speed drives, DOL, star delta starters, etc
• Liaise with Area Supervisors and Managers on electrical solutions and site implementation of same
• Completion of daily reports and health and safety documentation as required for day to day works on sites
  
  

Key Competencies and Skills:

• A minimum of 3 - 5 year's experience
• Instrumentation experience with water monitoring equipment advantageous
• Technical knowledge of 3 phase motors, pumps, dosing pumps and associated instrumentation
• Fault finding
• Working with pumps, motors, dosing equipment (including pumps & controllers), control panels and instruments
• Familiarity with PLC's, automation and telemetry would also be an advantage
• Proven ability to service, maintain & fault find electrical issues including verification of signals back to PLC for inputs and outputs as required for plant control functions
• Good computer skills
  
  

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation
• Registration with Safe Electric as a QC would be an advantage
• Full clean driving license
  
  

Compensation Package:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• CPD accredited employer
• A collaborative and supportive work environment
• Laptop or desktop and work mobile phone provided
• Flexible working options, dependent on location and role requirements
• See company website for more information on the benefits of working in EPS Group
  
  

We welcome speculative applications from individuals of all levels.

If you are interested in working with us but are not sure if the role above is for you, please feel free to get in touch for an informal discussion about what we do and what you could bring to the team. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request during your recruitment journey, please let our recruiting team know.

Speak to our recruiting team on 022-31200 or email [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity Statement - EPS Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Company Profile

Since 1968, we have grown from a modest electrical and pumping services business and developed into an innovative, internationally exporting product and service provider, now focused upon the water, wastewater and clean technology sectors, operating across the Republic of Ireland, the UK and Northern Europe.

We are an international water infrastructure specialist, one of the few genuine end-to-end service providers in the global water sector, providing large scale employment, bringing market leading and ground breaking technologies to Ireland and working to improve the country's water infrastructure.

Our vision is to be the best and most rewarding place to work for our teams, to be our customer's outstanding partner of choice and we are committed to being a Net Zero, sustainable business.