WGM Engineering Ltd
Electrician
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The Vacancy
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About The Role
WGM Engineering, part of RSK Group, is looking for an Electrician to join our Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) Services team on a permanent, full-time basis. This site-based role will cover the Central Belt across a range of client sites.
As an Industrial Electrician, you will deliver electrical installation, maintenance, testing, and pre-commissioning works across site-based operational and project environments. Working as part of the E&M Services team, you will support safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery across a range of client sites.
The role will involve installing, maintaining, repairing, and fault-finding electrical equipment, interpreting RAMS, completing daily task-specific risk assessments, supporting NICEIC certification, and working in line with BS7671, client specifications, WGM Electrical Safety Rules, and Isolation Safety Rules.
You will also review electrical design information, complete red-line mark-ups for as-built drawings, support onsite design changes, and work closely with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and wider delivery teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Install, maintain, repair, test, and pre-commission electrical equipment across industrial, utilities, and infrastructure sites.
- Fault-find and resolve electrical issues safely, efficiently, and to the required technical standard.
- Deliver electrical construction, compliance, and control in line with relevant regulations, client standards, and WGM requirements.
- Interpret RAMS, prepare daily task-specific risk assessments, and follow safe systems of work.
- Carry out electrical isolations and process instructions in line with WGM Electrical Safety Rules and Isolation Safety Rules.
- Review design information, support onsite design changes, and complete red-line mark-ups for as-built drawings.
- Support quality, health, and safety, continual improvement, and compliance across electrical works.
- Work with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and wider delivery teams to support safe, high-quality project delivery.
To support you in the role, you’ll be provided with a company van and fuel card, with a working pattern of 7.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday, and 7.30am to 1pm on Fridays.
What You’ll Bring
- Time-served electrical experience gained through a recognised electrical apprenticeship.
- SVQ Level 3 Electrical, 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, and a valid ECS card.
- Practical experience in electrical installation, maintenance, testing, commissioning, or construction.
- Experience working in industrial, utilities, infrastructure, water, manufacturing, process, energy, or similar site-based environments.
- Good knowledge of safe systems of work, electrical compliance, and current electrical regulations.
- Strong fault-finding, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Confidence working on site with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and wider delivery teams.
- A valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel to and from sites, including working away from home when required.
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Knowledge of WIMES specifications, NICEIC certification, Electrical Safety Rules, Isolation Safety Rules, or Competent Person responsibilities would be beneficial, but not essential.
Salary And Benefits
We are offering a rate of £21.19 per hour aligned with SJIB rates (circa £41,321 per annum salary), depending on experience.
At WGM, We Offer a Competitive Benefits Package Designed To Support Our People Both Inside And Outside Of Work. This Includes:
- 32 days’ holiday, increasing to 36 days based on length of service
- Pension scheme, with WGM contributing 6%
- Life assurance scheme that pays 3 x salary
- Salary sacrifice options, including electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase, and cycle to work schemes
- Flexible benefits programme, including health cash plan and discounted gym membership
- Remote and hybrid working options, subject to role requirements
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Company sick pay, available after a qualifying period
- Employee discount programme
RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
About Us
Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK’s leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions, and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.
We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric, and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-oriented business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM, you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.
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WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop, and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
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