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Salary:£40,000 to £46,000 per annum (dependent upon experience), plus company van and Veolia benefits
Hours: 43 hours per week. 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Location: Mobile role covering Wigan, Preston and Manchester
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.
As a Mobile Electrical Maintenance Technician you’ll be pushing for innovative solutions to create a more sustainable future for all. We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you;
25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
Refer an Engineer to us once you’ve joined and earn £1000
Access to our company pension scheme
Free physiotherapy service
Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you'll be doing;
Operation and maintenance support on a range of Industrial Utilities equipment which includes Steam Boilers and associated equipment, Air Compressors, Cooling Towers and Water Treatment Plants.
Effective completion of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities on a range of Electrical and Mechanical systems is required; such as Mechanical maintenance to comply with PSSR and WSE insurance inspections and Low Voltage and Extra Low Voltage electrical systems.
Breakdown and repair in line with electrical, control and instrumentation works.
Project work including minor Electrical/ Mechanical installations.
You will be responsible for the maintenance and publication of plant quality records,reports and implementing Safe Systems of Work to include production of Permit to Work, Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
Supporting out of hour alarms from mobile sites through On-Call rota cover.
What we're looking for;
Essential:
A proven engineering background within the Electrical and Mechanical industry with a recognised Time Served apprenticeship.
Proactive approach to tasks and a willingness to learn.
Experience with Electrical and Mechanical fault finding and maintenance. (110v, 240v and 415v).
Knowledge of Steam Boiler plant operations.
Full clean driving licence.
Desirable:
Experience of calibrating industrial process instrumentation
Experience of carrying out Alarm, Trip and Interlock testing on systems
Experience of multi-skilled work to support both Electrical and Mechanical maintenance tasks within an Industrial environment
Knowledge of Steam Boiler plant to aid operations, maintenance and fault finding on plant
You will have experience of producing Health & Safety documentation such as Method Statement / Risk Assessments for tasks
Knowledge of SCADA (BMS / PMS) and PLC systems
Fault diagnosis, repair and maintenance of Water Treatment plant & equipment such as Effluent Treatment, Demineralisation and Reverse Osmosis
You will ideally possess qualification in some of the following areas – IOSH / CSCS Safety or equivalent, Confined Space, BOAS or equivalent, Steam Systems, Legionella Awareness, Industrial Gas Qualifications, IPAF / PASMA
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation which means reconciling human progress with environmental protection. We develop and implement local solutions to depollute our vital resources and regenerate resources to preserve them from depletion along with solutions to decarbonize our ways of living and adapt them to the consequences of climate change.
We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of waterways, soil and air and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste.
Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes.
We also anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the resources using digital and artificial intelligence.
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