High Voltage Technician

Job Title: High Voltage Technician
Ref: 39529
Division: Asset Operations & Capital Delivery
Location: Coppermills - East London - E17 7HE
Contract Type: Permanent
Full/Part-time: Full-time
Hours: 45 hours per week
Salary: Offering up to £50,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications
Job Grade: A
Closing Date: 24/01/2025

Join our dedicated high-voltage maintenance team, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of critical infrastructure. Working alongside the Senior Authorised Person (SAP), you’ll tackle hands-on fault finding, maintenance, and repairs of HV and LV equipment. Covering about 70 dynamic sites across Luton, London, Dartford, and Essex, this role offers variety, technical challenges, and the chance to make a tangible impact every day.

What you’ll be doing as a High Voltage Technician:

• Maintain and repair high-voltage equipment across various Thames Water sites.
• Inspect and maintain HV and primary LV equipment to ensure operational safety and efficiency.
• Diagnose and resolve technical faults promptly, keeping accurate compliance records.
• Supervise contractors and team members during maintenance, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Undertake SAP (Senior Authorised Person) training and uphold strict electrical safety rules.
• Keep tools, equipment, and systems in top operational condition.
• Travel extensively to multiple sites, providing technical support and overseeing SCADA system operations.

Base Location: Flexible within London and Eastern regions.
Working Pattern: 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday (07:30 to 17:00). Opportunities for overtime may be available.
Requirements: Electrical qualifications, fault-finding expertise, and a valid UK driving licence.

What you should bring to the role:

• Formal electrical trade qualifications or equivalent industrial/utility experience in HV systems.
• Proficiency in electrical maintenance, fault finding, and knowledge of electrical safety rules.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations certification (or 17th Edition with a willingness to upgrade).
• AP15 High Voltage qualification (ideal) or willingness to train.
• Great team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Basic IT proficiency for operational tasks and record-keeping.
• Full, valid UK driving licence to travel across Thames Water sites.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £50,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications.
• Company Van and PPE are provided.
• This role can offer a technically interesting career, development, progression and the responsibility of mentoring colleagues and trainees.
• Work as part of a diligent and dynamic team and be exposed to the beautiful country which surrounds the sites you’ll be travelling to daily.
• A great opportunity to be trained as a senior authorised person.
• Annual Leave 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of your and your family’s health and well-being, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support you.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.