Electrical Engineer

Company: South West Water
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Location: Barnstaple
Job Description:

Electrical Craftsperson

You’ll work across both Drinking Water and Waste Water operational sites, owning the maintenance, repair and fault diagnosis of a range of electrical and control assets. Your expertise will help ensure our services are safe, sustainable and reliable for our customers and communities.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Carrying out electrical repairs, maintenance and fault diagnosis across a variety of sites and assets
  • Working with electrical, control and process systems to ensure risks to our customers are minimised
  • Supporting both planned and reactive maintenance activities
  • Collaborating with multi‑disciplinary field teams
  • Liaising with site teams and stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of works
  • Completing and updating engineering documentation to support operational performance
  • Identifying opportunities for asset preservation, prevention of future faults and long‑term improvement
  • Following ISO, health & safety and compliance standards
  • Prioritising and organising workload efficiently within the maintenance delivery model
  • Undertaking training to continuously improve technical and safety skills

Essential

  • Completed apprenticeship supported by relevant technical qualifications (City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC/HNC/HND)
  • Compliance with current 18th Edition IEE Regulations
  • Strong experience in fault finding & three‑phase electrical systems
  • Full UK driving licence

Desirable

  • City & Guilds Inspect & Test 2391-10
  • Industrial or commercial electrical experience
  • Knowledge of VSDs, soft starts and motor control systems
  • Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams
  • Experience working with RAMS
  • Strong understanding of LV systems (415 Vac to 24 Vac/DC)

Benefits

  • 23–27 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays
  • The option to buy or sell annual leave
  • Up to 13 additional days of holiday through rota days
  • Free parking at most sites
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • 26 weeks’ additional maternity leave
  • Shared parental leave options
  • Employee share schemes (Pennon Group plc)
  • Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to Champion Health wellbeing platform
  • Free eye tests + Specsavers discounts
  • Thousands of deals via Pennon Perks (shopping, travel, entertainment, gyms & more)
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Competitive contributory pension

Closing Date: 1st July 2026

The successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.

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Posted: June 23rd, 2026