Salary - £33-39k basic (DOE) + overtime & standby
Business use of company van, tools and PPE equipment
Permanent, 37 hours p/w
Location: Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Thetford and surrounding area
Think electricity and water don’t mix? Think again...
Our skilled team of industrial electricians are a vital part of the Water Supply family; keeping our treatment works running smoothly to ensure the supply of 1.3bn litres of clean, safe drinking water to 5 million customers, every single day.
We’re looking to grow our team, building resilience through training, development and with clear routes for career progression. Join us as we gear up for a period of huge growth, with new and innovative projects transforming the way we work, whilst staying true to our purpose; to bring social and environmental prosperity to the region we serve.
You’ll get the opportunity to gain valuable skills, qualifications and experience, while being part of a company dedicated to building a sustainable future.
As a valued employee, you’ll also be entitled to:
- Personal private health care including physiotherapy
- 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
- 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service
- Double-matched pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
- Life Assurance (8x salary)
- Personal Accident cover (up to 5x salary)
- An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies
What does it take to be an Electrical Asset Technician?
You will have completed an apprenticeship and relevant electrical qualification.
Your ability to learn quickly and use your own initiative to solve problems is essential for this role and you will train alongside an experienced Technician to ensure you gain all the skills and knowledge required.
As well as carrying out planned & reactive maintenance on our electrical assets, you will work towards a Licence to Operate Qualification to enable you to operate and maintain water treatment assets and processes.
Key responsibilities:
You’ll be responsible for wiring, installing, maintaining and controlling the high diversity of electrical equipment necessary to treat and distribute water.
This includes:
- Calibrating and maintaining technical analytical equipment to adhere to water quality
- Proactively investigate asset trends and carry out electrical interventions
- Manage and assist electrical framework contractors and internal high voltage, optimisation and automation teams
- Utilise electrical drawings and extensive electrical knowledge to troubleshoot and resolve issues
- Liaise with other team members to react to technical issues to maintain water supply
Stand-by and overtime
You’ll need a flexible approach to working hours as you will be required to take part in a standby rota. To be able to undertake your standby duties you will need to live within the area highlighted in the job posting.
Stand-by would typically be worked at least one day per week, this would attract an additional stand-by payment for being available. In the event of a call out, you will receive overtime payments per hour for work carried out. This is at a rate of time and one half for work conducted before midnight and double time for any work conducted after midnight.
Inclusion at Anglian Water
Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge. We are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter, hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers, are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.
If you are offered a job with us, you will be subject to the relevant/standard employment checks, including: your right to work in the UK, reference, driving licence and identity check. Depending on your role, you may also be subject to a criminal record check and a drug and alcohol test.