Agent in London

This Agent will report to the Powercare Area Manager and will work within Network Operations - Powercare - LPN Region. You will be a permanent employee in our Powercare team. You will attract a salary of £50,000 per annum and a bonus of 1%. Close Date: 22nd February 2026. All applications will be reviewed after the close date.

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• 22 days annual leave
• 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

UK Power Networks is the country's biggest electricity distributor, making sure the lights stay on for more than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England. UK Power Networks continues to be listed in the Sunday Times' Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For and the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers, and made industry history by becoming the first company to win Utility of the Year two years running (2015 and 2016, also 2012). We are accredited in the Investors in People Platinum and Nation Equality Standard. We invest more than £600 million in its electricity networks every year, offers extra help to vulnerable customers at times of need, and is undertaking trials to ensure that electricity networks support the transition to a low carbon future. It also moves cables and connects new electricity supplies.

Job Purpose: The Agent will be responsible to the Senior Agent for delivering excavation and reinstatement activities associated with distribution faults, small service and small works, Unmetered Connections distribution capital programme work within the UK Power Networks LPN Distribution Licence areas.

Dimensions: Staff Circa: 1:15 Gangers/Labourers, Financial authority to approve corporate card expense claims and personal expenses & mileage following FAL limit. Authorisation to sign and approve timesheets.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Responsibility for all aspects of Safety, Health and Environment relevant to this role
• Management and assurance of contractors including Networks term contractors and framework contractors
• To perform risk assessments and maintain safe working practices
• Ensure quality of works meets with current procedures
• Ensure works are carried out to meet guaranteed service standards
• Be able to operate hand held IT equipment to send and receive job instructions and record site information
• Be able to manage a team of ground works operatives
• Be prepared to undertake other reasonable responsibilities following the requirements of the Company
• Be an ambassador for UK Power Networks

Nature and Scope: The Groundworks Agent will ensure that main functions of overall project delivery are in place. These include scopes of work, procurement processes, resource planning (materials and people), transport, tools and plant, project delivery, reporting and review. The Agent will report to the Senior Agent and will work within the London Region, although there may be some requirement to work across regions to obtain best practice. The Agent will have priorities reassigned by the Senior Agent.

The Agent's role is about achieving delivery of work in a safe, efficient and cost-effective way. You will require management of the project to ensure value for money and compliance with current legislation e.g. minimise defects, NRSWA fines and penalties. You will be required to travel anywhere within the SPN and LPN Footprint of UK Power Networks and be willing to participate in an out of hours standby rota.

Qualifications:

• A Streetworks Supervisors qualification is important.
• The applicant must have experience in managing operational ground works teams associated with electrical utilities.
• A safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely will be required as will experience of working with the CDM regulations and ISO9001 quality processes.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• CSCS Supervisors card
• Emergency First Aid

The following skills are not essential for the role but would be advantageous:

• Trench Support (deep excavation) certificate
• A formal Project Management qualification will be advantageous
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Office suite of applications (Excel, Word and Access) and project management techniques