Electrician

1 week ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc Full time £30,305 - £34,442


Job Requisition Number

Work Type
Permanent

Job Function
Operational

Salary Range

£30, £34,442.00 

Potential earnings of up to £39,000 (inclusive of full overtime and planned working time commitments)



Base
Cardiff East

Closing Date
23:59 on 23/10/2025

What you'll be responsible for

As an Electrician, you will carry out maintenance on electrical equipment on our Advanced Anaerobic Digestion and Wastewater assets.

Your responsibilities will include:

  1. Maintain, repair and install equipment as part of the main MEI teams, to work individually or as part of a team. Be able to fault-find, rectify problems with electrical systems and all ancillary equipment.
  2. Install, maintain and repair electrical systems generally to ensure performance of all assets
  3. Demonstrate an ability to read, understand and work from electrical drawings.
  4. Maintaining a general knowledge and participating in training and knowledge sessions on the AAD and Wastewater treatment process.
  5. Actively take part in Risk Assessment, COSHH assessment and all related Health and Safety issues.
  6. Identify problematic plant and the subsequent faults and to take part in finding efficient solutions to return equipment to working order.
  7. Identify requirement of spares and materials using preferred suppliers.
  8. Completion of all job cards and timesheets to allow for monitoring of workload, performance etc.
  9. Provide knowledge, information and provide onsite support for DCWW Operational Teams, fellow DCWW Craft Members and other Stakeholders.
Who you'll work with

Internal

  • Wastewater Operations
  • Advanced Digestion team

External

  • Contractors
About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

  • Fully qualified electrician
  • Full, UK Driving Licence 
  • An excellent understanding of planning and scheduling of work processes
  • The ability to develop positive working relationships and to be seen as a highly credible representative of the team is required for this role
  • Ability to take responsibility make decisions and uses initiative, working proactively 
  • Solution focused approach to resolving problems 
  • Critical thinking to be able to analyse information and provide a solution to situation effectively
  • Communication and ability to influence others 
  • Compliance with 18th Edition IEE regulations - desirable but not essential 
Good to know
  • Site based work covering Cardiff.
  • The successful candidate will be required to participate in a standby rota and complete 260 hours of Planned Work Time.
  • A company van will be provided for business use.
  • Shift pattern Mon - Thurs 7am - 3pm, Fri 7am – 2.30pm.

For more information on the role please contact

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

  • Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
  • Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
  • Free Mortgage Brokering Services 
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
  • Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
  • Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
  • Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
  • An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
  • Many more can be found on our website. 

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company's required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

 

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.

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