Nigg WWTW, Scotland, UK
Onsite
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Most people don’t think too much about how clean water reaches their taps. But Scottish Water does. In fact, it’s all we think about.
We’re looking for an E&M Multiskilled craftsperson with an Electrical bias to join our Engineering and Maintenance team in Aberdeen to help keep our operational sites running smoothly.
This team installs, maintains and repair the critical infrastructure that removes 940 million litres of wastewater from Scottish homes, businesses and industry. Everyday.
What You’ll Do
You’ll be working with our wider E&M team to deliver a proactive service to make sure that the plant and equipment we use at our Wastewater sites are safe and working effectively.
You’ll use your core Electrical skills, as well as your mechanical knowledge to problem solve technical issues, thinking outside of the box to fault find and diagnose. You’ll be working in a time-sensitive environment, often in confined spaces.
Expect to be working on a range of different equipment that include, 3-phase and single-phase equipment, maintenance to motors, motor starters, generators, actuators, level monitoring equipment, variable speed drives, parameter setting and adjustment, instrumentation, calibration of process controllers, and resetting of automation equipment, and assisting mechanical craftsperson for multiple person tasks.
Your safety is paramount. It is essential that you take all necessary steps to protect yourself and others, including risk assessments, choosing appropriate equipment, keeping up to date with essential training and following safe working practices.
You’ll work closely with our office support team to plan and co-ordinate resources across the region, with the shared goal of delivering an effective and cost-efficient response to incidents, reactive or planned work, whilst looking for innovative ways to continually drive improvements.
What You’ll Need
You’ll have served a full apprenticeship and have an HNC or NC in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or the equivalent experience).
This is a site-based role that may involve travel to some outlying sites and will involve lone working. That means you need a full GB-issued Driving License (DVLA) to reach our sites. Most of them aren’t accessible by public transport.
You’ll need to be happy to work on a standby rota (you’ll be paid an additional standby retainer to compensate you for this).
In this role you’ll be communicating with internal and external customers about work being carried out on site, giving progress reports and keeping people up to date. So, it’s important that you’re confident, friendly, and pride yourself on providing a great service.
You’ll be comfortable using computer systems and on-line learning modules to get up to speed quickly.
And it goes without saying, you’ll need an iron-clad commitment to Health & Safety, to protect yourself, your colleagues and the public.
Looking out for you
While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.
This role has optional weekend working and out of hours working, but you’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), and life assurance.
As for some nice extras? You will participate in a company bonus scheme. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
The not-so-small print
This role will be a Grade 6. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £37,815. Performance-driven pay progression will then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £48,395. You’ll also receive a monthly standby retainer payment.
If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 6th of November 2026.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. These checks are conducted on our behalf by a third party. Don’t worry - we’ll ask your permission before starting these checks.
A few final things worth knowing…
Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!
Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
Candidates should be aware that a valid UK driving licence is required for driving on Scottish Water business and claiming business mileage expenses.
Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.
Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk
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