Electrical Maintenance Electrician

Electrical Maintenance Electrician – Field Based

Location: Harlow, Essex (field-based role) Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 per annum, depending on experience Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Working Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:00am – 4:30pm | Friday, 8:00am – 3:30pm

The Opportunity

Interaction Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Electrician on behalf of an established electrical engineering and maintenance company based in Harlow.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled electrician looking for a varied, field-based role carrying out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across commercial and industrial sites.

The successful candidate will be confident working independently, diagnosing electrical faults and delivering high-quality installations, repairs and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across customer sites.

Diagnose, investigate and repair electrical faults, including three-phase control circuits.

Install, maintain and replace three-phase electrical equipment and machinery.

Install and replace distribution boards, switches, sockets and lighting systems.

Carry out electrical motor and pump installations.

Install and connect direct-on-line (DOL) and star-delta motor starters.

Install metal trunking, cable trays, conduit and SWA cabling.

Gland and terminate SWA cables, including larger multicore cables.

Maintain emergency lighting and associated electrical safety systems.

Read and interpret electrical drawings and technical specifications.

Complete job reports, maintenance records and relevant documentation.

Ensure all work complies with current electrical regulations and health and safety standards.

Essential Requirements

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent.

18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.

Minimum of 5 years' electrical engineering experience.

Strong experience working with three-phase electrical systems.

Experience installing three-phase circuits, distribution boards and machinery.

Ability to fault-find on three-phase control circuits.

Experience installing and connecting motors, pumps and motor starters.

Confident installing metal trunking, cable trays, conduit and SWA cables.

Ability to work independently, assess jobs and identify materials required.

Full UK driving licence with at least 12 months' driving experience.

Good communication skills and a professional approach when working at customer sites.

Desirable Qualifications

AM2 competency assessment.

Inspection and Testing qualifications or experience (not essential).

Salary & Benefits

£35,000 – £45,000 per annum, depending on experience

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Company uniform

Company pension (Aviva)

Early finish on Fridays

On-site parking

Free parking

Canteen facilities

Company events

Ongoing technical training and development

Working Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 4:30pm Friday: 8:00am – 3:30pm

Apply Now

If you're a qualified and experienced Electrical Maintenance Electrician looking for a permanent opportunity with a varied workload and excellent benefits, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Michael O'Hare Interaction Recruitment – Letchworth Telephone: (phone number removed) Email