Electrical Technician (Maintenance)

You'll join in this crucial role to keep the assets at our pumping stations, reservoirs or production sites maintained so we can keep the water flowing for customers. You'll attend to breakdowns, complete maintenance or fault find. It’s your initiative that will help us to find the best solutions. Fewer things are more important to our communities than having reliably clean running water.

Knowledge of the water industry would be advantageous but isn’t essential. What’s really important, is that you come from an industrial background with experience in controls and instrumentation (C&I), three phase supply with a relevant electrical technical qualification. Some knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) would also be useful. As someone who enjoys working under your own direction, you’ll be trusted to use your knowledge and experience to find solutions that meet the highest standards in terms of quality, safety and cost.

Your earnings would be made up of a base salary between £33,795-£44,060 plus an allowance for working on a standby rota (c.£2,000 per annum) and overtime availability.

You can be sure that no two days are ever the same here. You could be visiting sites to complete repairs, responding to breakdowns, supervising the work of contractors or helping to restore faults. You’ll maintain and install a range of electrical plant and water treatment equipment, including pumps, motors, chemical analysers and gas dosing equipment. So, it’s your attention to detail and ability to take ownership of problems that will help you to make your mark.

We provide a company vehicle to carry out your work. You’ll generally work 37 hours per week between the hours of 7.30am to 15.30 Monday to Friday. As we’re an essential service; you’ll sometimes be needed on standby to respond to incidents outside of normal hours and at weekends. In return, you’ll receive additional standby allowance payment (c. £2,000 per annum). Being a team player, you’ll be willing to show flexibility to work overtime on occasions to see the job through to conclusion.

We offer a clear pay progression structure to encourage your development. We’re also open to providing training to help you take your knowledge to the next step, for example, becoming an expert in programmable logic controllers. As an experienced electrical technician, this is a great opportunity to use your talents to grow a career within the water industry.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.