Operations Technician
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title - Operations Technician Location - UK
A Snapshot of your day Weβre looking for an Operational Technician to join our Grid Access Maintenance and Warranty team
How Youβll Make an Impact
Our Grid Technologies Business is on the lookout for an experienced Operational Technician to join our growing business, supporting projects and customer sites across the UK, both onshore and offshore.
We're a world leader in Asset Management, Operations, Maintenance and Engineering activities for High Voltage Substations, HVDC Interconnectors, Onshore & Offshore Wind Farm Grid Connections and we work with a plethora of blue-chip international clients from the Power Transmission, Distribution and Generation sectors, who utilise our expertise to maximise the long-term availability and reliability of their assets to achieve the highest reliability of energy supply to their customers.
LETβS TALK ABOUT YOU
Your responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with Work Specifications, Local Management Instructions, statutory Requirements and Health & Safety regulations.
- Support the planning, development and execution of maintenance & warranty works for all plant and equipment within scope of the contract.
- Ensure that suitable and sufficient Risk and Method Statements are in place before work starts.
- Investigate and rectify faults and prepare, where necessary, reports to comply with QA and customersβ requirements.
- Interpret test and inspection reports and initiate appropriate action.
- Ensure that all maintenance documentation is completed and uploaded on Maintenance Management System as specified in our procedures.
- Ensure all work is carried out to a satisfactory quality and technical standard.
- Undertake training in order to develop as necessary.
What You Bring
- Experience of performing maintenance, craftsman or fault rectification activities on HV and LV apparatus within a service environment.
- Working knowledge of Quality & Asset Management Systems
- Excellent IT skills, fluent with Microsoft 365 products.
- Organised, practical, logical in work approach.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally at all levels within the organisation, as well as engage with customers and suppliers where needed.
- Flexibility to travel between various sites across the UK, and work in both onshore and offshore environments when required.
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Who are Siemens Energy? At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but weβre also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Grid Technologies Our Grid Technologies offers customers a broad portfolio of products, systems, solutions, and services geared around the key market trends of digitalization, decarbonization, grid stability and electrification. With expertise, passion and commitment, we are working to transmit energy in the most efficient and environmentally friendly way possible.
Check out this video to learn more about our Grid Technologies Division: https://bit.ly/3qwFP0a
Our Commitment to Diversity Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character β no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Energy & Utilities
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Operations Technician roles across Siemens Energy's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Energy & Utilities.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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