Compex Electrician (Field-based)
Job Summary
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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