Electrician

About the Role

This position is for an experienced Electrician to join a team supporting critical infrastructure projects at the AWE site in Reading, Berkshire, with some occasional travel to nearby Ministry of Defence (MOD) locations.

The primary responsibility is to maintain, evaluate, diagnose, and address interruptions or issues related to water services or sewage treatment processes. The role extends to providing general installation and maintenance across various contracts involving Water Compliance, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), and Internal Contracting Organisation (ICO) contracts. The Electrician will perform maintenance, installation, and repair work on electrical and electronic assets connected to water and wastewater treatment systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily inspections, repairs, and maintenance on water and wastewater equipment adhering to internal quality standards.
• Collaborate with scheduling teams and management to optimize productivity and efficiency.
• Diagnose faults; install, repair, inspect, replace, and maintain fixed plant and equipment to ensure safe and effective operation.
• Provide timely and detailed job feedback for follow-up work to prevent avoidable failures impacting water quality and environmental compliance.
• Manage workload effectively, ensuring flexibility, productivity, and good time management.
• Maintain site standards, particularly food grade levels on water assets.
• Undertake various tasks as skills allow, including O&M activities, CFS testing, meter verification and installation, lifecycle work, private pipe services, site maintenance, tank inspection and cleaning, pipework modifications, and Water Compliance remedial actions.
• Keep professional expertise current to maintain a broad range of equipment types and complexities.
• Follow rigorous Health and Safety guidelines and company policies.
• Provide prompt response to reactive asset failures across multiple sites, including fault diagnosis and determining necessary repairs.
• Select and manage spare parts procurement while balancing repair quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Deliver excellent customer service to meet service quality expectations.
• Participate in a 24-hour reactive standby rota to maintain continuous service to customers.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong problem-solving and practical skills to ensure safe, effective operation and minimize avoidable equipment failures.
• A proactive, can-do attitude comfortable with teamwork as well as independent work.
• Excellent communication and process diagnostics skills, able to explain complex technical issues clearly.
• Physically fit and capable of working in confined spaces, underground, and at heights.
• Effective communicator at all organizational levels and with external clients, crucial especially when working out of regular hours.
• Confident and balanced, willing to speak up constructively when there are issues, demonstrating sound judgment.
• Achievement-driven with ownership and determination to successfully deliver work objectives.
• Team player committed to supporting colleagues and collaboratively resolving problems.
• Experience operating and maintaining water and wastewater assets.

Qualifications

• SEMTA-approved Apprenticeship.
• NVQ Level 3 or City and Guilds 236 electrical qualifications.
• 18th Edition Electrical qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.

Additional Information

• Location: AWE Site, Reading, Berkshire.
• Salary Range: £29,667.20 to £44,500.80 annually plus Benefits Package.
• Security Clearance: Applicants must be eligible to obtain required security clearance due to the secure nature of the site.
• Company provided van, fuel card, tools, and uniform.
• Permanent, full-time role.
• Involves occasional travel to MOD facilities within approximately one hour radius.