Electrical Technician in South Cerney

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician based at our water production site at Cirencester Sewage Treatment Works, GL7 6DA. As a successful candidate, you will use your electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, ensuring that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively 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 is always the top priority by complying with Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fix these or escalate, planned maintenance of plant and equipment daily, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current Standards and Regulations.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, identify possible future risks and recommend changes in the course of day-to-day work, and raise these for resolution as required.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate, with up-to-date technical knowledge, along with coaching, training and developing staff under supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction by interacting with all customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful, and polite manner.

Base Location: Cirencester STW, Kemble Road, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 6DA

Working pattern: 38 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 am - 3:36 pm plus standby rota payments and overtime opportunities can increase earning potential upon completion of essential company training, depending on rota availability. All PPE, tools plus a van and fuel card are provided for work use only.

What you should bring to the role:

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in electrical engineering or 18th.
• A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalate if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and 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?

• Offering a salary up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x 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 help you take care of your health, wellbeing, and finances – including health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving more than 16 million customers daily. We aim to build a better future for all and invite passionate and skilled people to join us in making a difference. Working at Thames Water offers meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. We are committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work and welcome applications from everyone. If you need adjustments, please let us know.

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