Electrical Technician

Job Title: Electrical Technician

Location: Chelmsford Compressor Station (travel across the East region required)

Salary: up to 52519 base DOE up to 6% bonus company vehicle 1015% additional earnings through overtime and standby

Permanent 37 hours a week

Site Based

Start Date: ASAP

About the role

Were seeking an Electrical Operations Technician to support the maintenance and reliability of National Gas operational assets across the East region.

Based near Chelmsford Compressor Station youll travel regularly to compressor stations AGIs and pipeline installations throughout Essex and the Thames Estuary carrying out planned maintenance fault diagnosis and emergency response activities.

Working alongside mechanical and instrumentation colleagues youll ensure electrical systems remain safe compliant and available.

Benefits:

• Salary up to 52519 and annual performance bonus
• Double-match pension scheme (max. company contribution 12%)
• Generous holiday allowance (26 days bank holidays)
• Flexible benefit scheme inc. private healthcare dental insurance technology plans and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if youre unable to work due to long-term illness or injury
• Excellent family friendly provisions such as maternity paternity adoption and shared parental leave
• Professional development opportunities inc. financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling
• 24/7 Inclusive supportive and forward-thinking workplace

What youll be doing

• Maintain and inspect electrical systems across operational gas assets.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults to minimise downtime.
• Carry out testing inspection and commissioning activities.
• Support maintenance of motors control systems switchgear and associated equipment.
• Issue permits and manage electrical isolations.
• Maintain maintenance records and compliance documentation.
• Oversee contractor activities.
• Participate in the standby rota after training typically one week in every four or five

What youll bring

• Proven electrical maintenance experience in industrial or process environments.
• Experience fault finding on industrial electrical systems.
• Good understanding of electrical safe systems of work and isolations.
• Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent with a Level 3 qualification.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
• Inspection & Testing qualification.
• CompEx 01-04
• Experience working within hazardous areas.
• Knowledge of industrial control systems and gas transmission assets.
• Full UK driving licence.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Our clients are securing Britains energy. They transport gas throughout Great Britain repair and maintain gas pipelines and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. They are the national gas network providing secure energy to power Britain achieve net zero and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced electrical technician who enjoys working in the field travelling between operational sites 5 days a week and contributing to the safe delivery of Britains energy infrastructure.

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