Trainee Linesperson

Base Location: Petersfield, Salisbury, Oxford, Andover, Melksham, Swindon, West London, Slough, Reading, Keeping the lights on, that’s the strapline but for our skilled teams it’s much more than this. The work you will do is vital, impacting our customers as they go about their day. A Linesperson is at the heart of our network, helping us to power change through maintaining and upgrading the electricity network.

SSEN are currently looking for Linesperson Trainees, upskilling to a fully qualified Linesperson to join our Southern Electric Power Distribution team. This is an opportunity to develop an exciting career and further authorisations within SSEN.

The role will include:

• Undertaking work on our overhead electricity network, responding to faults, repairing/and or replacing as required.

• Constructing new, upgrading existing and installing bespoke solutions on the LV, 11kV and 33kV network.

• Being responsible for the safety of yourself and colleagues, acting as an ambassador for a strong safety culture in everything you do.

• Acting as a strong ambassador for SSE Power Distribution, providing excellent customer service with a flexible approach when called upon for fault conditions.

• Working on poles and towers on our network.

Linesperson Programme:

The programme can take 18 to 24 months depending on your personal capabilities and is centred on an initial course at our training school followed by buddying with an experienced Lines team where you will build a portfolio of work which will allow you to gain authorisations to work on the network.

By the end of the programme, you’ll have gained valuable on-the job experience, learned new skills and gained an industry recognised qualification, enabling you to have the opportunity to build a rewarding and successful career in the energy sector and contributing to the delivery of NETZERO.

This role can be demanding, and you’ll be required to respond quickly to emergency situations; we want to provide the best possible service to our customers in their time of need. This will involve working outdoors in all weather conditions with a requirement to undertake out of hours standby duties and short notice attendance for storm situations.

A high regard for safety, embedding yourself in our safety culture and adhering to guidelines in everything you do is a key priority, strong communication skills and an ability to convey technical aspects in a transferable manner, enthusiasm and drive with a flexible approach to work and an ability to adapt to changing business and project priorities.

To be considered for this role, we would love you to:

• Be customer-focussed with a natural ability to build relationships with customers, stakeholder and members of the public.

• Have some experience working at height and be comfortable working in an outdoor environment in all seasons.

• Show a thirst for knowledge and training, and be able to pick up new skills quickly, working with others within a team to achieve common goals and adjusting your behaviour to reflect the diversity of our workforce and customer base.

• Be able to demonstrate an ability to use your initiative and planning to make sure that you have the proper equipment for the job at hand and be resilient to the continual changes within our sector and always focussed on delivering great results.

• Enjoy working as part of a team working alongside the Lines teams, and you will undergo training on both HV (high voltage 11KV – 33KV) works and LV (415V – 1000V).

• Be flexible in your approach to work understanding the need to complete tasks effectively, to a high standard of quality while always observing the highest levels of health and safety standards whilst adhering to our company motto "if it’s not safe, we don’t do it."

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | 37 Hours Per Week

Total Reward package during training: Circa £43k OTE

• Base salary: £28,072 – £32,605 + overtime + standby payments.

Total Reward package once qualified: Circa £50k OTE

• Base salary: £33,063 – £38,404 + overtime + standby payments.

What we provide:

• Fully funded training for you to become a qualified Linesperson.

• The opportunity to be productive straight away.

• All tools and PPE required for the role.

• Access to a company vehicle.

• A skills-based pay matrix so your salary increases as you develop your skills.

• Opportunity to earn overtime (eligibility to earn overtime subject to technical skills sign off).

• Career stability within a sustainable industry with on-going progression opportunities.

• On joining you will also have access to range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing., We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Robert on 01738 341105.