EM&I Technician

Are you an electrically qualified multi-skilled technician? Do you enjoy working outdoors? If so, we are looking for someone with a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to join our close-knit team of skilled technicians.

What you'll do

Renowned for the quality of its work, the EM&I team provides a 24/7, 365 days a year operation and ensures that the operation and maintenance of water treatment works, network boosters, boreholes and reservoirs are compliant and meet quality standards.

Day-to-day in this role you will:

• plan preventative maintenance
• attend breakdowns using fault finding skills and report on asset condition
• make modifications to control philosophy where needed
• manage personal stock and critical spares
• cover out-of-hours call-outs as part of a standby rota.

What you'll need

You will be an experienced technician who is self-motivated and can work with minimal direct supervision.

You will need:

• City & Guilds, Btech or NVQ level 3 or above
• experience working with three phase power and control circuits
• fault finding skills
• a full clean driving licence
• computer literacy
• PLC programming and fault diagnosis experience
• experience working within the water industry
• experience working with chemical and gas dosing systems
• experience of mechanical repair and maintenance
• to be flexible in your work patterns to meet the demands of the team.

In this role, you will have great opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.