Electrical Technician

Thames Water Utilities Limited; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater company in London is seeking an Electrical Technician for its Maintenance team. This role offers a salary of up to £42,000, with opportunities for standby payments and overtime that can significantly increase earnings. The successful candidate will ensure safe and efficient operation of electrical systems while adhering to Health and Safety protocols. Benefits include a company vehicle, contributory pension, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Company van

Contributory pension

Generous leave policies

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems.
• Excellent problem-solving skills to identify and fix issues.
• Strong communication skills for technical advice.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair electrical equipment safely and efficiently.
• Undertake reactive and planned maintenance, responding to faults.
• Provide technical advice and coach staff in the apprenticeship programme.

Skills

Electrical systems knowledge

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Health and Safety awareness

Education

NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering

18th Edition (preferred)

Tools

Electrical testing tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Overview

Job title: Electrical Technician

Ref: 40230 • Division: Asset Operations & Capital Delivery • Location: Beckton - IG11 0AD

Contract type: Permanent • Full-time: 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday 07:30 – 15:36

Salary: Up to £42,000 depending on experience, plus standby rota payments & overtime opportunities that can increase earnings by up to £8,000-£10,000 per annum after completing essential training

Job grade: A • Closing date: 26/09/2025

About the role

We have a great opportunity for a career-minded individual to join our Maintenance team as an Electrical Technician at our Beckton Sewage Treatment Works - IG11 0AD.

As a successful candidate, you will use your electrical knowledge and 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 our sites remain operational for our customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, 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 by complying with Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertaking reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding, identifying issues, fixing them or escalating, and installing new plant and equipment in line with standards and regulations.
• Recording work and asset information to improve business performance, identifying potential future risks, and raising these for resolution as required.
• Providing specialist technical advice with up-to-date knowledge, and coaching/training staff, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction; interacting with internal and external customers in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

Base location

Beckton STW - IG11 0AD

Working pattern

38 hours, Monday–Friday 07:30 am – 03:36 pm. Standby and overtime opportunities may increase earnings by £8,000 - £10,000 per annum.

All PPE and tools

Provided.

What you should bring to the role

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or hold NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering.
• 18th Edition preferred, but training can be given.
• A problem solver who can identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalate as required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adaptable to the pressures of work and changing environments.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and take initiative to design and adhere to standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player capable of working across different teams, with respectful communication and willingness to develop others.
• Full UK driving licence.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £42,000 per annum, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution with a maximum of 12% (2x employee contribution).
• Annual leave: 24 days growing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Generous paternity leave: 4 weeks paid plus optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced maternity leave: 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Benefits to support health, wellbeing, and finances (e.g., health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work, vouchers, life assurance).

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving more than 16 million customers daily. Thames Water aims to build a better future for customers, communities, people and the planet.

Thames Water is a diverse, rewarding place to work with opportunities for fast-tracked career progression, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. We welcome applications from everyone and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

If you need assistance during recruitment, we’re here to help and support you to remove barriers to success. When a crisis happens, we rally to support our customers as part of Team Thames; full training will be provided.

Disclaimer: Due to high application volumes, the advert may close earlier than the advertised date, so apply promptly to avoid disappointment.