Overview
Electrical Technician for the Maintenance team in the Wastewater Division, based at Abbey Mills – Stratford – E15 2RN. You will use electrical knowledge and on-site experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment in a safe, efficient and timely manner with minimal supervision to keep sites operational for customers.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact by helping to reduce pollution from our sites.
What you’ll be doing as the Electrical Technician
* Ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
* Undertaking reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding, fixing issues or escalating as required; daily planned maintenance of plant and equipment; installing new plant and equipment in line with current standards and regulations.
* Recording work and asset information to improve business performance, identifying potential future risks, and raising for resolution as required.
* Providing specialist technical advice with up-to-date technical knowledge; coaching, training and developing staff under supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
* Delivering excellent customer experience and contributing to overall customer satisfaction by interacting with internal and external customers in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.
Base Location: Abbey Mills – Stratford – E15 2RN
Working Pattern: 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 3:36 pm, plus standby rota payments; overtime opportunities may increase earnings upon completion of essential company training.
Other requirements: All PPE, tools, and a van provided when on duty and on call. You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or hold NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical engineering.
What you should bring to the role
* Time-served apprenticeship with significant experience in electrical systems or NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 in electrical engineering.
* 18th Edition.
* Problem solver able to identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalate as required.
* Excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
* Resilient, adaptable to the pressures of work and a 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 who can work across different teams, respectful, provides constructive feedback, and supports the development of others.
* Full UK driving licence.
What’s in it for you?
* Salary up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
* Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
* Annual Leave: 24 days per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
* Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
* Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and optional 2 weeks unpaid.
* Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
* Benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances—including annual health MOTs, access to physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
Find out more about our benefits and perks.
Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving more than 16 million customers. We aim to build a better future for customers, communities, people and the planet. We’re looking for passionate and skilled people to help us achieve our goals.
Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work where every day you can make a difference. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while protecting the world of water for future generations, we’ll support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
We’re committed to being a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, let us know how we can help.
Disclaimer: Due to high application volume, the advert may close earlier than the advertised date, so please apply promptly.
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