Jointer

80987 -Jointer

This jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Covent Garden office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary £43,904 + shift allowance + benefits of and a bonus of 3%.

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

Close Date:.29/06/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 22 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 a team to deliver the enhanced fault response performance within the London area. This includes liaison with customers, network operations and control management of contractors as required. This will involve working with the full-time dedicated customer champions within the team.

Duties:

• 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 FFE equipment
• Immediate supervision of Craft Attendant.
• LB inspections and carrying out of network sweeps as required Nature and Scope

you will play an important role in the safe restoration of LV supplies. We are regulated by various guidelines, and it will ensure successful compliance with Customer Minutes Lost and Customer Interruption targets. You may be required to work at any location

Qualifications:

• 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
• Understanding operational and 1:500 diagrams

• Strong safety focus required
• Must be customer focused

Principal Accountabilities:

The position, working as part of the wider 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 and LV cable networks.

Any training required will be provided to you.

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.