Utilities Engineer - Electrical

Utilities Engineer - Electrical

Location - Aldermaston (Reading/Basingstoke area) with free onsite parking .

Package - Starting from £39,280 (dependent on experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

We are currently recruiting for a Utilities Engineer - Electrical to join our team working across our Aldermaston estate.

What's a day like in the life of a Utilities Engineer?

As a Utilities Engineer (Electrical), you will be responsible for the delivery of professional engineering services to enable the Utilities Engineering Team Leader to deliver utility services to facilities, assets and equipment required by AWE.

In addition to providing subject matter knowledge, a typical day may include undertaking electrical design activities, design reviews, calculations, change control, load coordination, strategic assessments, configuration control, asset management, reliability engineering and other tasking as directed.

A Utilities Engineer (Electrical) in the Utilities Engineering Team, will engage with operational areas, project teams, capital projects, design and technical authorities, senior management, and other estate areas.

Who are we looking for?

As the ideal candidate, we would need you to have experience of working with electrical networks across regulated sites, including production, manufacturing or industrial environments. As part of this role, you'll be expected to take on the following:

Key Accountabilities:

• Adherence to management system requirements for Utilities Engineering activities.
• Provide engineering intelligence to Utilities Engineering.
• Delivery of engineering tasks for utilities networks.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply domain and technical knowledge for design, as built standards and through life system performance for relevant network plant and equipment.
• Ensure availability of utilities plant, equipment and infrastructure within relevant networks.
• Ensure maintenance of configuration baseline and provision of load connection and disconnection authorisations for relevant networks.
• Provide specialist engineering knowledge for design. Installation, commissioning and troubleshooting on network plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Identify and escalate business risk associated with the condition and performance of network plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Optimise the delivery of Utilities Engineering services.
• Ensure compliance for relevant network plant and equipment.
• Ensure Continued Professional Development is maintained.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

• A Technician Apprenticeship or ONC in Electrical with suitable additional experience, or (desirable), HNC to Accredited Honours degree or suitable equivalent.
• Prior operational and engineering experience in an industrial or utilities environment, in HV/LV, generation, distribution, and building services.
• An ability to provide engineering capability across relevant networks, comprising a range of infrastructure facilities and associated plant and equipment.
• An ability to solve complex problems/issues using tested solutions, i.e. cable calculations using industry standard software.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment with an understanding of nuclear and explosives area requirements

Candidates must be willing and able to apply, obtain and maintain the required security clearance for the role.

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Work hard, be rewarded

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.

• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

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