OHL Area Support Craftsperson

We are National Grid, and we are at the heart of energy. From heating homes to making sure businesses fire on all cylinders, we’re using our engineering excellence to connect people and the planet. We’re also looking to the future – innovating, inventing, and transforming – to make possible the energy systems of tomorrow. And that’s why there’s never been a more exciting time to join us and help us to make a difference to people’s lives every day.

We’re looking for a passionate OHL Area Support Craftsperson to join our Overhead Lines Team! You will undertake the role to deliver site routines, statutory ESCQ regulation checks, and defect monitoring of equipment within recognised timescales. Your supplementary duties will include working on plant and equipment to National Grid standards, ensuring optimum efficiency, safety, and compliance with statutory requirements. You will be responsible for ensuring all areas equipment is tested, calibrated and replaced to support our operational teams work, along with managing the certification off equipment, working with 3rd party vendors to ensure we have resilience and plans in place across our team’s plant and equipment inspection schedules. You will work closely with our operational teams to support operational workloads as appropriate.

This role is Peripatetic, and we encourage a hybrid working approach, although we’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you.

Locations we are recruiting in:

• South East Area Covering but not limited to Bramley, Pelham and Bramford

What You’ll Do

• Proactively manage and plan workload, maintain job progress updates, and communicate effectively with project leaders or line managers to keep programmes on track.
• Apply innovative thinking to resolve-related issues, using IT systems and escalating problems when necessary.
• Promote a zero-accident culture by using risk assessments, method statements, and reporting hazards and near misses.
• Service, maintain, and manage OHL plant, lifting equipment, PPE, and earth stores in line with LOLER, PUWER, and organisational (AMBP131) standards.
• Provide logistical support for OHL teams during capital works and coordinate equipment for emergency response and resilience plans.
• Oversee statutory testing, PAT testing, tool inspections, and calibration of equipment to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Manage centralized stores, process equipment requests, maintain service records, and ensure accessibility for audits, including Legionella controls.

What You’ll Have

• Modern apprenticeship or equivalent including City & Guilds 232 and relevant NVQ’s / QCF’s
• Ability to work unsupervised on a wide range of OHL assets and equipment.
• Application of competent person roles within individual authorisation.
• A sound of National Grid’s Electricity Transmission assets; able to apply this with a practical engineering mindset to defined agendas.
• Proficient experience in coordination of Business Systems within a commercial project management arena.
• Full Driving Licence.
• IOSH Working Safely or equivalent.
• LEEA foundation and lifting equipment general.
• Lorry loader operator (ALLMI accreditation).
• Telehandler authorisation (J2).

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What You’ll Get

Up to £42,835 dependent on experience.

• Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%).
• 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year).
• Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
• Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress!

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 20th February 2026, with interviews due to take place w/c 2nd March 2026 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.