At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair electrical systems in water operations, ensuring safety and reliability.
- Company: Join a leading company dedicated to sustainable water services.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, flexible leave options, and wellness support.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth and training.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing your technical skills.
- Qualifications: Apprenticeship and relevant qualifications in electrical engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
You’ll work across both Drinking Water and Waste Water operational sites, owning the maintenance, repair and fault diagnosis of a range of electrical and control assets. Your expertise will help ensure our services are safe, sustainable and reliable for our customers and communities.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Carrying out electrical repairs, maintenance and fault diagnosis across a variety of sites and assets
- Working with electrical, control and process systems to ensure risks to our customers are minimised
- Supporting both planned and reactive maintenance activities
- Collaborating with multi‑disciplinary field teams
- Liaising with site teams and stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of works
- Completing and updating engineering documentation to support operational performance
- Identifying opportunities for asset preservation, prevention of future faults and long‑term improvement
- Following ISO, health & safety and compliance standards
- Prioritising and organising workload efficiently within the maintenance delivery model
- Undertaking training to continuously improve technical and safety skills
Essential
- Completed apprenticeship supported by relevant technical qualifications (City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC/HNC/HND)
- Compliance with current 18th Edition IEE Regulations
- Strong experience in fault finding & three‑phase electrical systems
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable
- City & Guilds Inspect & Test 2391-10
- Industrial or commercial electrical experience
- Knowledge of VSDs, soft starts and motor control systems
- Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams
- Experience working with RAMS
- Strong understanding of LV systems (415 Vac to 24 Vac/DC)
Benefits
- 23–27 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- The option to buy or sell annual leave
- Up to 13 additional days of holiday through rota days
- Free parking at most sites
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 26 weeks’ additional maternity leave
- Shared parental leave options
- Employee share schemes (Pennon Group plc)
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Champion Health wellbeing platform
- Free eye tests + Specsavers discounts
- Thousands of deals via Pennon Perks (shopping, travel, entertainment, gyms & more)
- Discretionary bonus
- Competitive contributory pension
The successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Electrical Engineer in Barnstaple employer: Pennon Group Plc
As an Electrical Engineer with us, you'll join a forward-thinking company dedicated to ensuring safe and sustainable water services for our communities. We offer a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth through continuous training and development opportunities, alongside competitive benefits such as generous holiday allowances, flexible leave options, and access to wellbeing resources. Our commitment to innovation and collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams makes this an excellent place for you to thrive in your career while making a meaningful impact.
