Electrical Technician, Apprentice

Electrical Technician Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom Full-time Salary: £43,702 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the worlds energy? Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow’s power stations. Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert– Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible)– Flexible working options, including family-friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.– Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,– Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays– Wide range of career development opportunities– The salary for this role is £43,702 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 5 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. As Electrical Technician, you will be assisting the Plant Responsible Officers who are looking after the major complex machine control and protection systems for the MAST-U Tokamak. You will be undertaking fault-finding activities on the electrical and C&I systems for the machine control & protection group (MCP), managing small to medium work packages, minor installation/modification tasks, technical studies, preparing plant documentation, assisting with training on the plant and undertaking plant related work packages and technical studies for the MCP group related MAST activities. Managing and delivering small to medium work packages with the departments engineers and technicians to design, install and commission electrical and C&I systems.– Guiding minor plant installation/modification tasks, including supervision of technicians and electricians/fitters as required.– Seeking to minimise the number of plant faults by proposing improvements that increase reliability and performance. HND in an Electrical discipline, or equivalent with significant industrial experience.– Significant work experience as an electrical technician/electrician in an industrial/commercial environment. City & Guilds Safe Isolation and Testing.– City & Guilds Working Effectively and Safely in Electrical Environment.– Demonstrable knowledge of electrical maintenance techniques and industry best-practice. UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our ‘Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and take steps to increase diversity within our organisation. UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please let us know if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information….