Field Engineer

81448 - Field Engineer

This Field Engineer will report to the Lead Field Engineer and will work within Network Operations based in our Crawley and Brighton region. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £54,166 and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

Close Date: 10th October 2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 23 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose:

To work as part of the Supply Quality team within the South East Region geographical area. To investigate voltage complaints to establish if the supply voltage is within statutory limits and recommend appropriate action to rectify any identified issues. Undertake site surveys and work with Lead Field Engineers in organising and planning work for queries relating to general enquiries so the work can be completed and meet the customer's expectations, this may include installing voltage monitoring equipment and tapping transformers.

Also you will support Capital Programme, Connections, and Faults within the area. This includes liaison with customers, network operations and control, networks planning of field staff and management of contractors.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Organise appointments with customers following EGS 5 and EGS 8 of the Electricity Guaranteed Standards.
• Investigate voltage complaints to establish if the supply voltage is outside statutory limits. Investigate network running arrangements.
• Instal and download recording equipment.
• Interpret results from recording equipment and recommend action to rectify any issues identified.
• Work as part of team with Lead Field Engineers and Network Planners to ensure action is taken to rectify any issues identified so we are compliant with EIS 5 of the Electricity Internal Standards.
• Provide relevant information to nominated person for Electricity Guaranteed Standards and Electricity Internal Standards reporting.
• Ensure safety management throughout all responsibilities.
• Responsibility for delivery of all supply quality, maintenance, construction and fault works to time, cost and quality.
• Ensure staff comply with all procedures and work to a high standard of quality.
• Daily planning, coordination and real-time responsibility for the efficient utilisation of resources
• Communicate with HV/LV control – submission of HV/LV switching log, complete HV/LV network operations in accordance to distribution safety rules and procedures
• Ensure that the Asset Database – SAP, is updated with completed work by the system.
• Support and provide technical support to field staff.
• Manage and resolve any contract actual issues, with the support of Contract Management.
• Produce Risk Assessments and Method Statements for the safe delivery of projects work.
• Complete quality assurance checks of works completed and to rectify any quality issues identified.
• Communicate with and manage relationships with our customers to meet their expectations wherever possible.
• To be prepared to assist other sections e.g. organisational changes, system emergencies as determined by your experience.
• Complete out of hours safety/emergency response (Standby).

Nature and Scope:

You will play an important role in the team managing the delivery of all Supply Quality, Maintenance, Capital Programme, Connections and Faults work within a geographical area. Together with the scheduling team, Work Planner, Field Staff Supervisor and Field Staff you will deliver an excellent service to the customer, ensuring we meet the requirements of our Guaranteed Service Standards.

From 1 October 2024 all new employees appointed to the Field Engineer or Lead Field Engineers roles within Network Operations will include a contractual requirement to undertake standby for a minimum period of 20 years, or up to the age of 55 whichever comes first.

Qualifications:

Essential

• LV Authorised Person
• 11kV Authorised Person
• IT literate including MRS, SAP, and Smart Enquiries
• Current valid driving licence
• City and Guilds 2322
• IOSH Managing Safely certificate

Desirable

• ONC Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 11kV Senior Authorised Person

Important Competencies

Essential

• Organisational Awareness
• Customer Service
• Safety Management
• Flexibility desirable
• Project Management
• Prioritisation/Scheduling experience

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 will ensure they 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 where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.