Electrician
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
* We are offering a competitive starting salary of £40,110 raising to £43,015 after progression
* A Company van (mobile worker).
* Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year).
* Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
* Continuous training and support in line with the Electrician progression plan.
* Generous annual leave plus bank holidays - plus 2 extra wellness days!
* Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.
* A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
* Retail savings scheme.
* Online GP service, Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Location
We are currently looking to recruit an Electrician to work across West Yorkshire in our Bio Team within our Wastewater business area here at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you? This is a mobile worker role.
Work type
Permanent. You'll be working 37 hours per week. Out of hours, weekend working, and bank holidays will be worked as part of a structured stand‑by rota. Once fully trained you will be assessed for working on your own and you will be required to participate in an out of hours standby rota which will include evenings, weekends, and overnight callouts (which will be no more than 1 week in every 4).
What we do!
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year can rely on our services, have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The department are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
Where you fit in!
As an Electrician, you will undertake maintenance of Yorkshire Waters Electrical and Mechanical assets across wastewater treatment and pumping installations. Mobile working as part of a BioTeam to deliver Planned & Reactive maintenance, responding to emergency calls both in and out of hours (on call‑out rota). Driving to deliver improved asset reliability through effective decision making.
Responsibilities
* Work unsupervised in remote geographic locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive electrical tasks within agreed timescales, quality, and cost parameters.
* Manage and prioritise own workload effectively.
* Build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers, and contract partners.
* Adhere to the Health and Safety policy and standards, actively identify hazards, provide mitigation, and report to the company hazard database.
* Supervise approved Contract Partners, providing risk assessments and method statements where permit to work is required.
* Use a Toughbook or iPad to capture all work activity and job status in line with workflow processes.
* Assist in the development and training of apprentices and less experienced members of the team.
* Install and commission new plant and equipment to relevant standards.
* Diagnose and repair faults on systems and plant.
* Pro‑actively identify and report follow‑on work or areas for enhancement.
* Conduct risk assessments and create appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities.
* Specify parts and equipment required for procurement as part of day‑to‑day role.
Qualifications – Required
* Recognised Electrical Craft/Technician Apprenticeship and either a City & Guilds/ONC/BTEC/NVQ/HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Eng Tech.
* Full valid driving licence (with no more than six points).
Qualifications – Desirable
* IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (City and Guilds 2382-18).
* CompEx 1 – 4.
* HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Knowledge and Experience – Mandatory
* Safe isolation to the current IET regulations.
* Time‑served industrial electrician.
* Fault finding on control circuits up to the PLC.
* IT literacy (MS Office).
* Ability to produce maintenance reports.
* Experience of fault finding with industrial motors and starters.
* Experience fault finding with industrial 3‑phase systems.
* Experience working with rotating equipment.
* Experience of fault finding on LV control circuits.
Knowledge and Experience – Desirable
* Experience of pneumatics.
* Work within ATEX standards.
* Experience of maintaining UPS systems.
* Fault finding experience of soft start or variable speed drives.
* Fault finding experience of actuated valves.
Additional Requirements
Ideal: previous experience gained as an industrial electrician within the water or wastewater sectors or within broader utilities, process, or manufacturing industry sectors. Proven track record of maintaining and repairing 3‑phase rotating machinery and associated control systems. Must be able to work within confined spaces and pass strict medical criteria including BMI, vision, blood pressure, hearing, and Spirometry tests.
Closing date
23rd June
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
No agencies please.
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