Location
Your base location will be one of the following based on proximity to your home address: Aylesbury (HP19 8RT), Banbury (OX16 4RZ), Little Marlow STW (SL7 3SB), Oxford (OX4 4XU).

Hours
38 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 am - 3:36 pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities which can increase the earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

Salary
Up to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities as above.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join our Waste Water team in the Thames Valley North area (including Aylesbury, Banbury, High Wycombe, Marlow and Oxford). 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. This ensures all sites remain operational for the benefit of our customers.

You will be responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors by always displaying correct behaviours and complying with Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s guidelines. Your duties will include reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding, planned daily maintenance of plant and equipment, and installing new plant and equipment in line with current standards and regulations.

You will record work and asset information to improve business performance, identify potential future risks, and recommend changes for resolution. Providing specialist technical advice, coaching, training and developing staff under your supervision, including apprentices, will also be part of your role.

Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction is essential. You will interact with all customers (internal and external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

All PPE, tools, a company van and a fuel card are provided to support you in your role.

Experience
- Time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems or holding NVQ or C&G Level 3 in electrical engineering.
- 18th Edition preferred, but training can be provided.
- Proven problem solver, able to identify issues and implement solutions or escalate as necessary.
- Experience providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.

About you
- Excellent communicator with the ability to coach and develop others.
- Resilient and adaptable to the pressures of work and a constantly changing environment.
- Able to work with minimum supervision, using own initiative to meet design and standards.
- Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
- Team player who respects others, provides helpful feedback and supports the development of colleagues.
- Full UK driving licence.

Qualifications
- Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in electrical engineering.
- 18th Edition wiring regulations preferred but not essential as training is available.