FRS Distribution Supply Technician (24 hour)

80487 - FRS Distribution Supply Technician (24 hour)

This FRS Distribution Supply Technician (24 hour) will report to the Field Staff Supervisor and will work within Network Operations based in our North London - Pratt Street office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £41,536 + 27% shift allowance

Inner London Allowance -£5,723.57

Non-Canteen Allowance - £311.00

One Network Allowance - £673.70

27% shift enhancement - £11,214.72

Bonus of 3%.

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

Close Date: 16th March 2025.

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 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

Nature and Scope:

You are required to demonstrate a responsible and safe approach to unplanned hazardous situations. You will deal with members of the public, emergency services and local authorities when representing UK Power Networks in emergency situations. They will work as part of an emergency response team covering a 24-hour shift rota pattern.

The shift patterns will consist of a 24-hour rota of one person teams who will pair up when working night shifts, you will attend one off no supply calls and multiple other types of network incidents.

The shift pattern consists of the following shifts.

• Earliest – 0700-1600
• Lates – 1300-2300 or 1400-2300
• Nights – 2200-0700 or 2300-0700

Opportunities for standby responsibilities may arise in the future once you have achieved their LV fault switching authorisation.

Required Experience:

You will preferably be from an electrician's background, authorised for LV switching and fuse replacement, it also possible that they will have developed metering skills.

Training will be offered to all staff to identify customer internal wiring/metering issues, LV network faults, and the installation of temporary LV generators, and multiple auto-reclosure devices.

You are likely to be qualified up to a minimum of Level 2 City & Guilds 2339 or equivalent, up to City and Guilds level 3 & 4 (ONC/HNC) or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Ensure rapid and safe response to emergency calls as directed by Network Operations or local office.
• Provide regular updates with verbal and mobile electronic handheld devices observing procedures, this includes the capturing of detailed information including photographs and associated internal forms.
• Provide and accurate information on fault conditions, perform initial fault location and collaborate with local staff on repairs.
• Investigate voltage complaints and install test equipment.
• Perform Authorised Person (AP) responsibilities.
• Perform idle service inspections.

If you do not have the necessary qualifications, they would be appointed to an alternative lower indicative salary range. A clear development plan would be agreed to allow the successful candidate to progress to the correct indicative salary.

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.