Senior HV/LV Technician

Equans is a leading energies and services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. With a rich history of excellence in designing, constructing, and maintaining buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide, we are now offering exciting new opportunity for a Senior LV / HV Technician to join our maintenance team on the Swaffham Prior Energy Centre

Equans Embedded Energy operates multiple customer sites with large-scale embedded energy capacity across the UK, providing specialist management of onsite generation for industrial processes and the ability to export to the Grid. We combine multiple technologies to meet our customers’ specific needs, and provide design, build, operate and maintenance services. Our skills and expertise can help industrial businesses to achieve their carbon reduction goals.

We are experts in many technologies, including combined heat and power (CHP), biomass, and energy from waste. By locating generation on customers’ sites we provide our customers with industry leading safety management, reduced energy costs and carbon footprint and assured energy security for their operational needs.

Job overview

The Senior Technician is responsible for delivering HV and LV maintenance across all plant equipment at the Swaffham Prior Energy Centre and associated Solar Farms. They do not have line manager responsibilities, but will lead with organisation of complex tasks, ensure compliance throughout all maintenance work and be a first point of contact for the client. The Senior Technician will deputise for the site management team as required.

Key activities

• Site is compliant with all relevant statutory requirements and any industry standards regarding electrical apparatus.
• No KPI failures due to lack of electrical supply caused by Equans operations.
  • This concerns both HV Electrical supply and mechanical services (Availability of heat pumps, boilers and solar farms etc)
• Breakdowns of an electrical nature are minimal and cause minimal disruption to operations due to a timely response & good spare part availability.
• Records readily available for all audits on site, no minors or majors for electrical record keeping.
• No LTAs or near misses on site due to electrical faults, lack of isolations or unsafe conditions caused by electricity.
• Technical library is present, up to date and readily available should it be required. 
• No site KPI failures for electrical supply to the CA
• No incidents or near misses due to electric shock or moving equipment due to lack of electrical isolation.
• Major/Complex works completed successfully.
• Spare parts available as required.
• Site Audits are successful due to high compliance levels.
• Low levels of breakdown caused by electrical component failure. 

Skills, qualifications & experience

• City & Guilds (or equivalent) Level 3 apprenticeships in Electrical Discipline.
• City & Guilds HVSO2, HVSO1 or HVSO4
• Experience with High Voltage and Low Voltage systems as an Authorised Person.
• Solar PV experience but not essential as training will be provided.
• Fault finding on complex systems
• Use of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
• Experience with procurement systems eg Coupa advantageous.
• Experience with cloud-based platforms such as SharePoint, Business Collaborator.
• Mechanical plant knowledge and experience beneficial.
• Previous experience of working on District Heating Networks, advantageous

What can we offer you

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app 

Who are we? 

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.  

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

What’s next?  

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.  

At Equans, we’re committed to building a diverse, respectful and inclusive workplace that truly reflects the communities and markets we serve.

Joining Equans means being part of a culture where every voice is valued, supported by vibrant employee led networks championing inclusion and diversity across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, veterans, parents, and young professionals.

Guided by our core values, we foster a culture of respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence – empowering our people to deliver outstanding results and be their authentic selves every day. Our approach means we welcome candidates with transferable skills who may not meet every specific requirement, and where possible we support flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments to enable success.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check or security vetting, as noted in the role requirements. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position with us. 

As part of our recruitment process, EQUANS uses StaffVetting, our trusted third-party provider, to support the completion of employee background checks. StaffVetting delivers professional screening services in a friendly, efficient, and customer-focused way, helping us ensure the right checks are completed from the start of the application journey.”