We also provide the following additional benefits

Job Purpose:

To work as part of a 24 hour shifted team to deliver the enhanced fault response performance within the Central London area. This includes liaison with customers, network operations and control management of contractors as required.  This will involve close working with the full time dedicated customer champions within the team.

The position, working as part of the Central London team will be responsible for the restoration of LV supplies on the UK Power Networks LV distribution system, carrying out jointing repairs on the HV, LV cable networks and switching on the LV network.

Principle Accountabilities

• Location of faults on the Distribution network
• The restoration of LV supplies in agreement with LV control
• Testing and switching on the LV network – and understanding the results of the tests and acting appropriately
• Repairs to public lighting services
• Any other relevant jointing duties
• Supervision of excavating teams
• Understanding and providing updates for operational and 1:500 diagrams,
• LV and HV jointing
• Use of appropriate IT equipment including TDR, LV Faults sniffer and electronic toughpad. Immediate supervision of Craft Attendant.
• LB inspections, fusing for ICP and carrying out of network sweeps as required.

Nature and Scope

The person undertaking this role plays a vital role in the safe and timely restoration of LV supplies.  The Company is regulated by various guidelines, and this role is particularly important in ensuring successful compliance with Customer Minutes Lost and Customer Interruption targets.  The job holder may be required to work at any location within the UK Power Networks area, initially within the London Region.

Experience

The following skills and attributes are important to this role

• City and Guilds 2339 (formally 2322) certificate or equivalent
• HAUC (NRSWA) qualification as a supervisor and operative
• Flexibility and able to work in a team environment
• Ability to problem solve in a practical way
• Able to work under pressure
• Must have a clean driving licence

Personal Skills

The following are important attributes for this role:

• Strong safety focus required
• Must be customer focused
• Must be willing to undertake shift working

Any training required will be provided to the suitable candidate

Please Note: Candidates, who are still within a probationary period, must obtain the written approval of their manager, which must be submitted with their application.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control, and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations.  This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees are responsible for understanding those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. If in doubt, ask!

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.