Electrical Engineer

Position: Electrical Engineer – Generators / Power
Job ID: 983313
Location: West Midlands - UK-Wide Field Based
Rate/Salary: £17.50 – £18.50 per hour
Benefits: Company car, company pension, private medical insurance, life insurance, sick pay, free on-site parking, overtime opportunities and ongoing training and development.

Type: Permanent, Full-Time

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Job Overview:

The below job description will outline this position of Electrical Engineer – Generators / Power.

Typically, this person will be responsible for installing, servicing, repairing and commissioning electrical power systems, generators and associated equipment. The role will involve supporting both rental equipment and customers’ own power systems, working across industrial and critical power environments.

This is a field-based position with a depot in the Evesham area, covering customer sites across the UK. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable with regular travel, occasional overnight stays and participation in an out-of-hours call-out rota.

Client Introduction:

HSB Technical’s client is an established provider of generator rental, sales, electrical power systems and associated maintenance services, supporting customers with critical and temporary power requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Install electrical power systems and associated equipment.
• Service, repair, commission and maintain generators and electrical power systems.
• Carry out detailed site inspections and electrical surveys.
• Attend breakdowns and undertake fault-finding and servicing visits.
• Diagnose electrical faults and identify appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain and repair generator sets and associated electrical equipment.
• Work on customers’ power systems and the company’s rental fleet.
• Travel to customer sites across the UK, with occasional overseas travel if required.
• Participate in the company’s 24/7 service operation and call-out rota.
• Develop mechanical engineering skills through training to provide a broader generator servicing capability.
• Ensure all work complies with relevant safety requirements and industry standards.
• Complete service reports and technical documentation.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Proven experience working with industrial electrical power systems, ideally within field service or critical industrial environments.
• Strong electrical knowledge and practical fault-finding abilities are essential.
• Relevant electrical engineering qualification, such as BTEC, City & Guilds or an equivalent recognised qualification, would be advantageous.
• Experience with electrical control systems would be beneficial, although training can be provided.
• Inspection and testing qualifications, such as City & Guilds 2391, 2392, 2395 or 2396, would be advantageous but are not essential.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification would be beneficial.
• Current CSCS or ECS card would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and contribute effectively within a team.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Must be able to obtain a DBS check due to work at secure sites, which may include prisons and police facilities.
• Willingness to travel regularly, stay away occasionally and participate in a call-out rota.

Working Hours and Overtime

• 39-hour standard working week.
• Approximately 10 hours of overtime available on average each week.
• Overtime earning potential of approximately £15,000 per year, depending on hours worked and applicable overtime rates.
• Occasional overnight stays and travel to customer sites across the UK.
• Participation in out-of-hours call-outs as required.

What’s on Offer:

• £17.50 – £18.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Company car.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life insurance and sick pay.
• Free on-site parking.
• Overtime opportunities to increase annual earnings.
• Training and development to expand mechanical and generator engineering skills.

HSB Technical Ltd is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We endeavour to respond to all applicants; however, if you do not hear from us within seven days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.