Electrical Reliability Engineer

Electrical Reliability Engineer – Yorkshire Water

We are searching for an experienced Electrical Reliability Engineer to join our Maintenance Design and Assurance Team and help deliver high‑quality water and wastewater services across Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Water provides essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan for the future. New environmental legislation, unprecedented investment and changing customer expectations mean exciting opportunities in the water industry.

Location: Hybrid Working – 1–2 days in the office a week across Yorkshire.
Work type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

As our Electrical Reliability Engineer you will:

• Develop, implement and optimise asset‑specific electrical equipment maintenance strategies and overall asset technical practices and standards.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of the asset preventative maintenance programme for electrical assets.
• Compile and maintain asset criticality and equipment risk registers.
• Lead the review of electrical assets maintenance performance and reliability data to identify critical assets and risks to the business and instigate actions.
• Conduct root cause analyses (RCA’s) for short, medium, and long‑term issue resolution.
• Develop, implement and maintain key reliability improvement processes across the YW electrical assets – including RCM, Criticality Analysis.
• Investigate and resolve RCFA issues for worst‑performing or costly equipment.
• Provide documented evidence of improvements and savings, highlighting risk to the business.

• Apply reliability improvement techniques and practices.

• Manage and maintain reliable electrical asset portfolios.

• Embody and promote change management within maintenance processes.

• Collaborate with multiple departments and stakeholders to deliver reliable services.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Relevant electrical maintenance experience.
• Significant knowledge and application of reliability improvement techniques and practices.
• Broad experience with electrical equipment maintenance.
• Extensive experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS, e.g. SAP S4) to develop reliability reports and analyse data.
• Previous experience supporting and embedding change.
• Valid driving licence and flexibility to travel across Yorkshire.

• Effective communication at multiple levels and departments within the organisation.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Water industry experience.

• Competitive salary (£48,250 – £60,313, depending on experience).
• Company car benefit.
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to £1,000).
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
• Development opportunities in line with the Electrical Reliability Engineer progression plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an extra wellness day.
• Life assurance cover of four times pensionable salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package – health cash plan, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme.
• Online GP service, cycle‑to‑work scheme, gym membership discounts, and many more.

All roles are subject to pre‑employment checks and a medical questionnaire. Depending on the role, applicants may need to undergo a security clearance. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application.

No agencies please.