Southern Water
Private UK utility supplying drinking water and treating wastewater across southern England.
Process Tech (Elec)
Maintain and repair wastewater treatment facilities, ensuring compliance and standby coverage
Job Highlights
About the Role
You will join Southern Water’s Wastewater Treatment Team, maintaining and repairing treatment works, sludge centres, and pumping stations while ensuring compliance with environmental, quality, and safety standards and supporting continuous improvement. • Perform reactive and planned maintenance on wastewater treatment works, sludge centres, and pumping stations. • Install new plant and equipment as required. • Respond to alarms, diagnose faults and repair or escalate issues. • Inspect and test electrical equipment following company procedures. • Provide technical expertise to internal and external contractors. • Keep company systems and databases updated accurately and promptly. • Participate in a 1‑in‑6 standby rota for out‑of‑hours support.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸maintenance
- ▸installation
- ▸fault response
- ▸electrical testing
- ▸technical support
- ▸data management
What You Bring
The Process Technician – Electrician role is based in the Kent region, requires travel across multiple sites and a full UK driving licence. It is a permanent, full‑time position (38 hours per week) with a salary band from £36,954 to £44,344 depending on experience. • Hold a Level 3 NVQ Electrical qualification and a full UK driving licence. • Demonstrate problem‑solving skills and ability to work under pressure. • Desirable: experience in the water industry, knowledge of pumping station operation and health & safety legislation.
Requirements
- ▸nvq level3
- ▸driving licence
- ▸problem solving
- ▸water industry
- ▸pumping station
- ▸health safety
Benefits
Employees receive a range of benefits, including a company van for business use (with a fuel card), a health‑care cash plan (with optional family coverage), and pension contributions of up to 11 % based on employee input. Southern Water is investing £7.8 bn in resilience and sustainability through 2030 and values diverse perspectives, offering an inclusive environment where all backgrounds are welcomed and reasonable adjustments are provided during recruitment. The company encourages career growth, offering training, development opportunities and the chance to participate in incident‑support rotas to ensure 24/7 service for customers. • Benefits include a company van for business use with fuel card, health‑care cash plan, and pension contributions up to 11 %.
Work Environment
Field