Electrical Technician in Rickmansworth

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician based at our wastewater treatment site at Maple Lodge STW. As a successful candidate, you will apply your electrical knowledge and experience to inspect, maintain, diagnose faults, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment in a safe, efficient, and timely manner, with minimum supervision, to keep our sites operational.

What you'll be doing as the Electrical Technician:

• Ensuring health, safety, and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors as the top priority, complying with Health and Safety regulations and our guidelines.
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault-finding to identify issues, fix or escalate them, and performing planned maintenance of plant and equipment on a daily basis, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current standards and regulations.
• Recording work and asset information to improve performance, identifying possible future risks and recommending changes, raising these for resolution as required.
• Providing specialist technical advice where appropriate, keeping up-to-date technical knowledge, and coaching, training, and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction by interacting with internal and external customers in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful, and polite manner.

Base Location: Maple Lodge STW – WD3 9SQ

38 hours per week, Monday-Friday 7:30 am – 3:36 pm, plus standby rota payments and overtime opportunities that can increase earnings by up to an additional £8,000-£10,000 per annum on completion of essential training. All PPE, tools, plus the provision of a van when on duty and on call.

What you should bring to the role:

• Time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical or electrical systems, or NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering.
• 18th Edition battery rating preferred, but training can be given.
• A problem solver able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or to escalate if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
• Resilient, able to adapt to the pressures of work and a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and 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 in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback, and supporting 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.
• Contributory pension – defined contribution, maximum 12% – 2 × employee contribution.
• Annual leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Generous paternity leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced maternity leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Access to benefits to support health and wellbeing, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle-to-Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: 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, such as extra time or accessible formats, just let us know. We’re here to help and support.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.