Electrical Technician

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to be based at our Chieveley sewage treatment works, RG20 8TY.

As a successful candidate, you will use your electrical knowledge and experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, ensuring all of our sites remain operational for the benefit of our customers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health, safety and well‑being of yourself, colleagues, contractors and visitors by complying with Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s guidelines.
• Undertake both reactive and planned maintenance, respond to alarms, fault‑find and identify issues, fixing them or escalating as required; perform daily planned maintenance of plant and equipment and install new plant and equipment in line with current standards and regulations.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, identify possible future risks and recommend changes in the course of your day‑to‑day work, raising them for resolution as required.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate, keeping up‑to‑date technical knowledge and coaching, training and developing staff under your supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Deliver excellent customer experience and positively contribute to overall customer satisfaction by interacting with all customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

Qualifications

• Time‑served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering.
• Preferred 18th Edition, but training can be given.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalates if required.
• Excellent communication skills, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
• Resilient, able to adapt to the pressures of work and a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and meet standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player, working in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
• Full UK driving licence.

Benefits

• Salary up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Annual leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Generous paternity leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced maternity leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Access to various health and wellbeing benefits, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Working Conditions

• Base location: Chieveley STW, School Road, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TY.
• 38 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 3:36 pm plus standby rota payments & overtime opportunities can increase earning potential by up to a further £8,000‑£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.
• All PPE, tools, plus provision of a van when on duty and on call.

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