Maintenance Technician

Date

7 Jul 2026

Company

DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc

City

Swansea

Address

Swansea, Wales, GB, SA18QP

Work Type

12 Month Secondment

Job Function

Operational

Salary Range

£31,395.00 -£35,682.00

Base

Swansea Bay

Closing Date

Sunday 19th July 2026 at 23:59

What you’ll be responsible for

This role is a Maintenance Technician that is electrially bias.

Maintaining, repairing and installing equipment as part of the main MEI teams, working individually or as part of a team. Able to fault-find, rectify problems with electrical systems and all ancillary equipment. This will include:

Installing, maintaining and repairing electrical systems generally

Demonstrating an ability to read, understand and work from electrical drawings

Maintaining, repairing and installing mechanical, electrical and instrumentation to ensure performance of all assets

Actively taking part in Risk Assessment, COSHH assessment and all related Health and Safety issues

Identifying problematic plant and the subsequent faults and taking part in finding efficient solutions to return equipment to working orde

Identifying requirements of spares and materials using preferred suppliers

Completing all job cards and timesheets to allow for monitoring of workload, performance etc

Providing knowledge, information and onsite support for Welsh Water capital teams and operational teams

Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business

About you

Experience of working with pumps and variable speed drives

Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day

Knowledge of industrial processes and of fixed and variable speed motor control

Ability to read schematic diagrams and find and repair faults on electrical circuits

Solution focused approach to resolving problems

Ability to take responsibility make decisions and uses initiative, working proactively

The ability to develop positive working relationships and to be seen as a highly credible representative of the team is required for this role

Compliance with current standards and legislation i.e. BS7671: 2018, 18th Edition IET regulations

An excellent understanding of safe working practices and of planning and scheduling of work processes

Communication and ability to influence others

Working as part of a team

Critical thinking to be able to analyse information and provide a solution to situation effectively

Good to know

There will be a requirement to participate in standby rota when sufficient training has been completed

If you would like any further information on this role, please contact ***email_hidden***

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

Variable pay schemes (your salary will always stay the same, but depending on the performance of the company you could receive a yearly bonus)

Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions

Enhanced family friendly policies

Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes

Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping

Cycle to work scheme

Car-leasing scheme

Health CashBack scheme

An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.

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. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.

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