Electrical Technician

Based at Chieveley sewage treatment works near Reading, this full-time Electrical Technician post with Pertemps Thames Water offers up to £42,000 annually, dependent on skills and experience. The successful candidate will inspect, maintain, fault-diagnose, test, install, modify and repair mechanical plant alongside associated electrical equipment, working safely and efficiently with minimal supervision. Strong electrical knowledge and relevant experience are essential. By keeping sites operational, the technician directly supports pollution reduction and protects the environment for customers.

This role suits a capable, self-reliant professional seeking meaningful work within the water industry, helping maintain vital infrastructure across the region.

Based at Chieveley sewage treatment works near Reading, this full-time Electrical Technician post with Pertemps Thames Water offers up to £42,000 annually, dependent on skills and experience. The successful candidate will inspect, maintain, fault-diagnose, test, install, modify and repair mechanical plant alongside associated electrical equipment, working safely and efficiently with minimal supervision. Strong electrical knowledge and relevant experience are essential. By keeping sites operational, the technician directly supports pollution reduction and protects the environment for customers.

This role suits a capable, self-reliant professional seeking meaningful work within the water industry, helping maintain vital infrastructure across the region.

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to be based at our Chieveley sewage treatment works, RG20 8TY
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As a successful candidate, you will be using your electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault-diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefit of our customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

• Ensuring the health, safety and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always my top priority by always displaying the correct behaviours by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water's Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertake both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault-finding to identify issues, fix these or escalating; planned maintenance of plant and equipment daily, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current Standards and Regulations.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, along with identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day‑to‑day work, and to raise these for resolution as required.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate, with up‑to‑date technical knowledge, along with coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction. Interacting with all our customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful, and polite manner.

Base

Location:

Chieveley STW, School Road, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TY

38 hours per week, Monday - Friday. 7:30 am - 3:36 pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase the earning potential by up to a further £8,000 – £10,000 per…