Compex Electrician (Field-based)

Job Description

Job Title: Compex Electrician

Location: UK wide

Salary: 52000 basic OTE

Company Van Provided Fuel Card Provided Tools provided Training Paid For Hotels Paid & Organised Night-Out Allowance Meal Allowance Overtime

Permanent: Monday Friday (53.5 hours per week) 3 nights away minimum

Start Date: ASAP

Field Based Compex Electrician

About the Role

We are seeking experienced Compex Electricians with compex 01-04 18th edition and 2391/4/5 to join a nationwide engineering team delivering inspection installation maintenance and commissioning services across hazardous area and industrial process environments typically LNG and oil & gas plants.

This position offers a varied mix of hazardous area electrical work fault finding instrumentation control systems and project installations across multiple operational sites. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring electrical assets remain safe compliant and operational within highly regulated environments.

All applicants must be comfortable staying away from home for a minimum of 3 nights per week generally the teams work up to 12 hours Monday-Thursday then have an early lunch time finish on a Friday with weekends off to allow sufficient rest and work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out inspection testing and maintenance of electrical equipment within hazardous areas.
• Install terminate and commission hazardous area electrical systems.
• Undertake electrical fault finding on LV power control and instrumentation circuits.
• Conduct CompEx inspections and ensure compliance with ATEX DSEAR and relevant industry standards.
• Support project activities including site upgrades equipment replacements and facility improvements.
• Assist with commissioning activities for electrical instrumentation and control systems.
• Calibrate inspect and maintain field instrumentation including pressure temperature flow and level devices.
• Complete technical reports inspection records and compliance documentation.
• Travel to operational and customer sites across the UK as required.

Essential Requirements

• Recognised Electrical Apprenticeship.
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation or equivalent.
• Current CompEx EX01-EX04 certification.
• 2391/4/ 5 testing qualification
• Experience working within hazardous area environments.
• Electrical inspection testing and fault-finding experience.
• Strong understanding of BS7671 and hazardous area regulations (18th edition)
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Full UK driving licence.

What the Role Offers

• Diverse hazardous area and industrial electrical projects.
• Exposure to EC&I controls and instrumentation disciplines.
• Ongoing CompEx and technical training.
• Career progression into senior EC&I project engineering or supervisory positions if desired
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Long-term career stability within a critical infrastructure and engineering environment.

Ideal Candidate

This role would suit a CompEx-qualified electrician who enjoys technically challenging hazardous area work extensive fault finding industrial installations and commissioning activities. Candidates with backgrounds in petrochemical process manufacturing fuel storage energy pharmaceutical or COMAH-regulated environments will be particularly well suited.

Pay

The client have a fixed rate structure with candidates holding compex 01-04 2391/4/5 and 18th edition earning:

• 25.09ph upto 40 hours
• 37.64 over 40 hours
• 30 per night payment for overnight work plus an additional 30 meal allowance
• 6am-6pm Mon-Thurs and 8 hours on Friday - 53.5 working hours per week.
• Company vehicle fuel card and tools provided
• 30 per night for overnight stay
• An additional 30 per night meal allowance
• Can expect 80k OTE

If you are missing compex 2391/4/5 or 18th edition you would be on a reduced rate until you have completed training. Rate could fluctuate between 21.45ph-24ph dependant on experience and qualification needs. Can expect up to 70k OTE

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus statutory (option to buy 5 additional days)
• Pension with employer contribution
• Life assurance up to 4x salary
• Health Cash Plan worth up to 900 per year
• Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits
• Ongoing training and development
• Retail discounts and employee rewards
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)
• One paid volunteering day per year

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1