Amentum
Technician - Electrical - Heysham
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Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed—today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team that strives to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we provide a competitive package to help us retain and attract the best talent. Beyond standard benefits, UK employees receive:
- Free single medical cover and a digital GP service
- Family-friendly benefits, including enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes
- Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
- Community investment through our Collectively programme, offering matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations
About the Opportunity
We are recruiting for a Technician – Electrical to join our Nuclear Power Engineering and Technical Services team, working alongside EDF Energy Nuclear Operations to support the UK’s nuclear fleet. This position is based within our Stations Services team at Heysham Power Station.
In this role, you will:
- Support routine maintenance, testing, refurbishment, modifications, and outage activities across the UK’s nuclear power stations
- Report to the Site General Manager and Field Supervisors
- Work within a diverse and inclusive collaborative team (client and supplier)**, ensuring safe operational status through high standards of performance
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Key Responsibilities
You will need to demonstrate:
- A proven track record working in highly regulated environments with a strong safety-first culture
- Strong communication, organisational, and teamwork abilities, with a results-driven and collaborative mindset
- Technical proficiency to support:
- Plant maintenance, routine testing, refurbishment, modification, and outage activities
- Electrical systems compliance and operational reliability
Education, Experience & Skills
Essential:
✔ Commitment to all health and safety guidelines and adherence to regulated environments ✔ Experience in a structured organisation with strong safety-critical focus ✔ High standards in engineering and health and safety ✔ NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in one of the following:
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Control & Instrumentation (C&I)
- Civil, Construction & Commissioning ✔ NVQ Level 3 in Lifting and Moving Loads ✔ Validated apprenticeship in the relevant technical discipline ✔ Proven experience as a Technician (or equivalent role) ✔ Expertise in:
- Plant, machinery and systems
- Hand tools and precision measurement instruments
- Work Order Cards, RAMS, instructions, blueprints, schematics, and containment drawings
- Systems such as HVAC and their components
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Attributes Amentum Values:
🔹 Caring & Inclusion – We champion mental health, belonging and respect 🔹 Diversity & Belonging – Our teams embrace all backgrounds, identities and experiences 🔹 Flexibility – We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working
Our Culture
Our values are built on:
- Safety – Ensuring our people and operations are always first
- Integrity – Trust, honesty and ethical responsibility in everything we do
- Inclusion & Diversity – Our Global Employee Networks connect teams around shared identities
As a company:
- We are VERCIDA partners, dedicated to offering inclusive recruitment pathways
- We are Disability Confident Awardees – all qualified disabled applicants will be interviewed
- We support reasonable adjustments during recruitment. If you require assistance, please contact the team.
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Heysham, UK
Do you share our values? Apply now to contribute to the success of our nuclear capabilities.
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