Linesperson in Crawley

This linesperson will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Crawley office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team. You will attract a salary of £42,005 depending on experience and a bonus of 3%.

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:

The position, working as part of the Crawley Area team, will manage the delivery of network enhancement projects and restoration of electrical supplies on the UK Power Networks distribution system, carrying out repairs on the overhead lines.

Duties:

• Carry out all work in connection with the construction, maintenance and report of overhead lines and any associated plant and equipment, connections, and earthing, including cable laying and necessary excavation, backfill and reinstatement.
• Patrol overhead lines and report defects and any work being performed in the vicinity of the line route.
• Perform work on live LV apparatus conductors or equipment, following the appropriate safety rules.
• Manage live line work on overhead lines up to and including 33KV.
• Install and connect, or disconnect and remove or re-site whole current metering.
• Remove and replace links and fuses on the LV network.
• Use meters and instruments and record readings.
• Support resistance, thermal and height measurements on overhead lines.
• Carry out rigging, erect and inspect pre-formed scaffolds and pole and clip scaffolds.
• Carry out tree felling and tree trimming.
• Drive vehicles, clean them and carry out roadworthiness checks.
• Operate communications/data transmission and display equipment.
• Operate mechanical aids and use portable equipment.
• Switch, isolate and earth when authorised to do so.
• Undertake Standby Duties.

Nature and Scope:

You will work with the team to achieve the targets set out in the Performance Dashboard. You will work under your own initiative and demonstrate the ability to perform risk assessments to create a safe working environment.

Qualifications:

• LV & HV Authorised.
• SPN / EPN network competency certificate.
• City & Guilds 2339 (formerly 232) certificate.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• Able to complete self risk assessments.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• To be prepared to train and learn new skills to the full range of tasks.
• To have experience in the field of overhead line construction and maintenance.
• Organisational Awareness.
• Flexibility.

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. If in doubt ask!

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.