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Electrical Craftsperson at Scottish Water

Most people don’t think too much about how clean water reaches their taps. Or what happens to their wastewater. But Scottish Water does. In fact, it’s all we think about.

Want to join us? As an Electrical Craftsperson, you’ll be on the front lines of making sure Scotland’s water is totally, dependably pure.

What you’ll do

Who says water and Electricity don’t mix? Thanks to you, they get on just fine. You’ll be one of our key people who keeps our machinery running – the machinery that keeps Scotland’s water and wastewater services flowing.

Working with our Electrical & Maintenance team based in the Inverness area and working across the Highlands, ideally, you’ll be a skilled electrician with experience working on three-phase and single-phase equipment in a plant setting. You’ll maintain and fix our equipment, while keeping our people safe. As you know this means risk assessments, PPE and continuous training. Safety comes first, second, third, fourth and fifth. In this job we need all hands to the pump, sometimes literally, to fix our mechanical and electrical kit.

You’ll be working with Scottish Water people mainly, but external contacts too. A helpful attitude is part of the uniform, as is doing things in the most efficiently brilliant way possible. Are you up for it?

What you’ll bring

You’ll be 17th or 18th-Edition trained, have served an apprenticeship – and bring an HNC or NC in mechanical or electrical engineering, or equivalent.

As you’ll be writing up reports, communicating with your team and completing online training, you’ll know your way around a computer. And you’ll have a full UK driving license. Th

Even with the best E&M ops in town, sometimes equipment goes wrong outside regular hours – so you’ll also work as part of a standby rota

What you'll get

The salary band for this role is £24,741 - £35,566 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.

You can also expect:

The closing date for applications is the 12th June 2023

Do you have any support needs?

Please let us know if there are any changes we can make to our application and selection process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Email us with the vacancy reference number in the subject line so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Working at Scottish Water

Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!

We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.

We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.

In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.

You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.

Next Steps

Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website.

For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team:

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 3 months of their start date.

Please note that candidates who have not submitted an application in the last 12 months will be automatically removed from our system records.