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Location: This role is based in around North East England

We offer

• Circa £39,000 base salary
• 5% Shift Allowance
• Paid Overtime
• Company vehicle
• 6% pension contribution
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance
• Training provided to support City & Guilds certifications

Reporting directly to the team manager the Power Systems Technician will be part of a multi-skilled team covering the North East England service area. Even though you are part of a team you’ll be providing your individual contribution to this multi skilled team providing day to day operational duties. Some travel outside of the normal team area may be required in exceptional circumstances.

• To respond to faults in a timely manner and complete corrective maintenance on a range of systems to meet our Customer Service Level Agreements.
• Carrying out preventative maintenance in line with Arqiva standards, policies and procedures.
• Support upgrades and modifications to existing systems and networks following agreed instructions.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation and reporting of actions taken.
• Available to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team.
• To ensure that equipment operates to specified performance criteria.
• To ensure equipment is maintained to conform to agreed company standards.
• Engage with customers and build positive working relationships.
• To undertake contractor supervision duties as required, including monitoring of contractors and their workmanship, so that relevant standards are met.
• To actively participate in 24/7 365 callout response as per the scheduled rota.
• Always working safely, complying with current Health & Safety legislation and Arqiva Safety policy.
• Be willing to learn new transmission skills, with an option to train to climb to progress to climbing role.
• Role Includes lone working in remote locations.

• A valid driving license.
• Time served electrician. (NVQ 3 & AM2.)
• City & Guilds 2382 - 18th Edition Regulations
• City & Guilds 2391 - Inspection and Test Or 2394 & 2395 Verification & inspection testing.

Required Expertise:

• Minimum 5 years experience in an electrical maintenance role
• Minimum 2 years experience conducting EICRs.
• Experience with fault finding and diagnosis.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical single line diagrams and schematics.
• Working knowledge of BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations.
• Experience working on three phase equipment and systems.

Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform. This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to grow your career with us.

Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, where we aim to double our revenue and continue to grow by being an innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors. We have opportunities in new technology applications and products, you will have opportunities to learn and develop with us.

Your wellbeing…. Our wellbeing mission is to help our people to be the best version of themselves at work and still have the time and energy to live a full life outside of work.

Our focus for 2025 is to Win, Grow, Go Faster – find out more, contact us and apply!

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