Electrical Technician - Hazardous Areas

The Vacancy

WGM Engineering, part of RSK Group, is looking for a Hazardous Area Electrical Technician - CompEx to join our E&M Services DSEAR team on a permanent, full-time basis . This is a site-based role supporting work across operational water and industrial sites.

This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced electrical technician to inspect, maintain and install electrical and instrumentation equipment located within potentially explosive atmospheres. The role will suit someone with current CompEx Ex01-Ex04 certification who is confident working safely in hazardous areas, carrying out electrical isolations, identifying defects and completing accurate inspection and technical records.

About the Role

As Hazardous Area Electrical Technician - CompEx, you will support the delivery of electrical and instrumentation inspection, maintenance, installation and remedial works across client sites.

The role is responsible for helping ensure hazardous-area equipment remains safe, compliant and suitable for the relevant operating environment through visual, close and detailed inspections, defect identification and effective remedial close-out. Working closely with the Delivery Manager, Project Engineers, site operations teams, client representatives and wider WGM colleagues, you will help ensure all activities are properly planned, safely completed and accurately documented.

What you'll do:

• Inspect, maintain, repair and install electrical and instrumentation equipment, cabling, glands, containment and associated components within potentially explosive atmospheres.
• Complete visual, close and detailed hazardous-area inspections in line with the required inspection grade, programme and applicable technical standards.
• Carry out safe electrical isolations, proving-dead activities and reinstatement procedures in accordance with WGM Electrical Safety Rules and client requirements.
• Identify, classify and document defects, non-conformances and unsuitable equipment, supporting remedial actions through to effective close-out.
• Undertake site surveys, including equipment identification, measurements, photographs and assessment of access, egress and operational conditions.
• Interpret and apply electrical drawings, equipment data, technical specifications, hazardous-area classification information and DSEAR documentation.
• Ensure equipment protection concepts, certification and markings, gas or dust groups, temperature classes and equipment protection levels are correctly understood and applied.
• Produce accurate inspection reports, defect records, site-survey information and supporting technical documentation.
• Work in accordance with approved RAMS, permits, safe systems of work and relevant health, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Provide clear progress updates and promptly escalate technical, safety, quality, access or programme concerns.
• Support testing, commissioning and handover activities where required.
• Complete relevant training and assessment to progress towards Approved Person status under WGM Electrical Safety Rules and Isolation Safety Rules, where appropriate.

What you'll bring:

• Completed a recognised electrical apprenticeship and hold an SVQ/NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds qualification or equivalent recognised electrical craft qualification.
• Current CompEx Ex01-Ex04 certification.
• Experience inspecting, maintaining and installing electrical and instrumentation equipment within potentially explosive atmospheres.
• Sound knowledge of hazardous-area protection concepts, equipment markings, cable-glanding requirements and relevant installation standards.
• Demonstrable competence in safe electrical isolation, proving dead and reinstatement procedures.
• The ability to interpret electrical drawings, technical specifications, equipment data and hazardous-area classification information.
• Experience identifying, recording and progressing electrical defects and non-conformances.
• The ability to produce clear, accurate inspection reports, defect records and site-survey information.
• A practical, reliable and safety-focused approach, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• A valid UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel to operational client sites.

Salary and Benefits

• We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our people both inside and outside of work. This includes:
• 32 days' holiday, increasing to 36 days based on length of service
• Pension Scheme, with WGM contributing 6%
• Life assurance scheme that pays 3 x salary
• Salary sacrifice options, including electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase and cycle to work schemes
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Company sick pay, available after a qualifying period
• Employee discount programme

Why WGM?

This is a strong time to join WGM. With secured long-term frameworks across the UK water sector, including work with major water clients, we can offer long-term career security, varied technical work and the opportunity to develop specialist hazardous-area capability within a growing engineering business.

You will be joining a business where people are known, trusted and supported to develop. For someone with strong electrical and CompEx experience, this role offers the opportunity to build further technical expertise, work across essential infrastructure and progress towards additional responsibilities, including Approved Person status where appropriate.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV via the Apply button.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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About Us

Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK's leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.

We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.

WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?

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Benefits

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Mental Health Support

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme