HV Electrician in Humber

Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £40,110 - £47,950, a company van, annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary), attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day, and a great benefits package including health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover, retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Where I’d work: Yorkshire region, home based remote working. Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday working rolling 4-day week to core hours. You will need to participate in an out of normal working hours stand by call out rota and be flexible to work outside of core hours.

We have an exciting opportunity for a HV Electrician to join us in the Asset Delivery Team and be a part of helping us give the very best service to our customers.

What we do: We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, ensuring that over 5.4 million people living in the region can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year.

As our HV Electrician you will be responsible for the completion of Planned and Reactive Electrical tasks within timescale, quality and cost parameters. You will also:

• Proactively identify and report any follow-on work or areas for enhancement.
• Work unsupervised in remote geographic locations, taking part in a standby rota as required.
• Specify parts and equipment required for procurement as part of your day-to-day role.
• Ensure you minimise risk to people and equipment by leaving adequate handover information for colleagues who may be asked to complete any work.
• Build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Demonstrate financial awareness when making day to day business decisions, identifying ways to improve value and service delivery.
• Drive excellent Health and Safety (H&S) behaviours in relation to policy and standards, identifying H&S improvements across any areas that have an impact on your role and the role of others.
• Understand and comply with all responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act, working in accordance with YW Task Lists, Safe Working Procedures and safe systems of work.
• Be fully compliant with the management of change processes currently in place.
• Conduct your own risk assessments and populate appropriate method statements required to safely carry out maintenance activities.
• Maintain PPE, van and other tools and equipment in good condition, reporting any defects promptly.
• Use company corporate systems to keep colleagues fully informed of any work completed or any specific conditions remaining on site following such work.
• Supervise and permit, when required, approved sub-contractors.
• Use current and future provided IT systems to capture all work activity and job status in line with workflow protocols.
• Assist in the development and training of apprentices and other less experienced Craft.

Our HV Electrician will hold a recognised Electrical Craft/Technician Apprenticeship, with a minimum NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or; JIB approved/equivalent electrician or Eng Tech IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations City and Guilds 2382.

You will also demonstrate knowledge and experience in:

• Safe isolation
• Fault finding with industrial motors and starters
• Fault finding with industrial 3 phase systems
• Working with rotating equipment
• The ability to provide feedback on electronic work management systems.

You will also benefit from having:

• Previous experience gained within the water or wastewater sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
• Previous experience in a commercially orientated and/or regulated environment.
• HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• CompEx 1-4
• IET 18th Edition Inspection & Testing City and Guilds 2394 and 2395
• City & Guilds accredited HV Training course or equivalent
• Working within ATEX standards
• Maintenance, operation, installation and testing of High Voltage equipment.
• Fault finding on LV and/or HV circuits and on control circuits.
• Experience working on HV Variable Speed Drives, direct online drives and auto transformers.
• Experience working with Ozone generation systems.
• Ability to produce single line/electrical diagrams and create HV switching plans.
• Issuing, receiving, clearing and cancellation of permits to work, sanctions for test and limitations of access permits.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life.

If you want to learn more about becoming a HV Electrician and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Closing date - 27th February.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Just a heads-up! We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

No agencies please.