At a Glance
- Tasks: Perform hands-on maintenance and repairs on electrical switchgear across the UK.
- Company: Leading electrical engineering business with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, overtime pay, company vehicle, and additional benefits.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for career growth and travel across the UK.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the electrical engineering field.
- Qualifications: Experience in servicing electrical switchgear and relevant electrical qualifications required.
A leading electrical engineering business is seeking a Switchgear Service Engineer to support customers across the UK. You will work on critical LV, MV & HV electrical distribution equipment across industrial, utilities, commercial & infrastructure environments. This is a hands-on field role for an engineer with strong switchgear servicing, maintenance, testing or commissioning experience who enjoys fault-finding & working directly with customers.
The Role
- Carry out planned & reactive maintenance on LV/MV/HV switchgear.
- Diagnose faults, complete repairs & support breakdown response.
- Test, inspect & service circuit breakers, protection relays, control circuits, transformers & associated equipment.
- Support switchgear upgrades, retrofit works, installation & commissioning activity.
- Produce clear service reports, test documentation & recommendations for remedial works.
- Work safely to electrical safety rules, site procedures & permit systems.
- Represent the business professionally on customer sites across the UK.
What You’ll Need
- Proven experience servicing, maintaining, testing or commissioning electrical switchgear.
- Exposure to LV, 11kV, 33kV or wider MV/HV distribution equipment.
- Strong electrical fault-finding ability, including protection & control circuits.
- Experience with manufacturers such as Schneider Electric, ABB, Siemens, Eaton, Lucy Electric, Powell, Brush, B&F or similar is beneficial.
- Relevant electrical qualification such as NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND or equivalent.
- Full UK driving licence & flexibility for UK travel.
Ideal backgrounds include Switchgear Service Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Electrical Service Engineer, HV Engineer, MV Engineer or Field Service Engineer.
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