Location
Mill Green (Hatfield), AL9 5PE

Hours
38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 3:36pm. Included in a 1-week in every 6-weeks out-of-hours emergency standby rota with additional payments.

Salary
Up to £45,000 per annum, plus standby and overtime opportunities, with potential to increase earnings by £8,000 - £10,000.

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a career-minded individual to join our Mill Green (Hatfield) team as an Electrical and Mechanical Technician. Focused mainly on electrical maintenance, you will perform a range of front-line maintenance and operational activities on sewage pumping stations across Hertfordshire. Working within multi-disciplinary teams, you will carry out scheduled, unscheduled, and emergency maintenance on mechanical and electrical equipment. This role offers a chance to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact by helping reduce pollution from our sites and networks.

Your responsibilities will include investigating plant failures and performing repairs efficiently to avoid process interruptions, diagnosing complex faults, installing, modifying, and commissioning new plant equipment, and providing technical advice and training support when required. You will work on equipment such as motors, gearboxes, screw/chain conveyors, centrifuges, pumps, control gear, 3-phase motors, starters and controls, electronic control systems including VSDs, automatic valves, flow, level and pressure measurement devices, variable speed drives, and chemical handling and dosing equipment. Safety and compliance with Health and Safety procedures are paramount in all activities.

What’s in it for you?
A company van, all PPE and tools provided. Performance-related pay linked to company targets. 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service, plus bank holidays. Contributory pension scheme with up to 12% employer contribution. Annual personal medical assessments. Access to a wide range of benefits supporting health, wellbeing, and finances including physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.

Join Thames Water and be part of a unique, rewarding, and diverse workplace where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping protect water for future generations. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, communities, and planet.

Experience
Time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical and electrical systems or holding NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering.

About you
- A problem solver able to identify issues and implement solutions or escalate when necessary.
- Excellent communicator providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
- Resilient and adaptable to work pressures and changing environments.
- Able to work independently, using own initiative to meet design and quality standards.
- Knowledge and awareness of relevant Health and Safety standards.
- Team player who respects others, provides constructive feedback, and supports team development.
- IT literate.
- Full UK driving licence.

Qualifications
Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent qualifications (NVQ or C&G Level 3) in mechanical/electrical engineering.