Electrical Fitter in London

This Electrical Fitter will report to the Project Engineer and will work within Network Operations based in our West Ham office. You will be a permanent employee, attracting a salary of £45,858 plus Inner London Allowance, benefits, and a bonus of 3%. If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check.

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• 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, carrying out the full range of duties associated with Primary and Grid substation construction at voltages between 230V and 132kV.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Installation and testing of all plant, apparatus and cables associated with the Grid, Primary and Distribution network.
• Fault location and repair of all plant, apparatus and cables associated with the Grid, Primary and Distribution network.
• Supervise work undertaken by UK Power Networks contractors.
• Ensure that all staff for which you will be responsible work to the DSR and demonstrate a strong safety culture.
• Use IT equipment.
• Supervise construction/maintenance staff within their working party.

Qualifications and Experience: The following skills and attributes are important to this role:

• City and Guilds 2339 – Level 2 Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering (Preferred) or City and Guilds 2365 – Level 2 Certificate in Electrotechnical Craft or equivalent.
• Working in commercial or industrial environments.
• Completed an approved Apprenticeship in Electrical Fitting, Cable Jointing or Electrical Installation.
• ECS Installation Electrical Card/EUSR SHEA Power or equivalent.
• Flexible and able to work in a team environment.
• Ability to problem solve in a practical way and able to work under pressure.
• Must have a clean driving licence.
• A good understanding of Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation.

Desirable:

• City and Guilds 2382 – Certificate in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (18th Edition).
• Testing Experience.
• Working within a DNO environment.
• SMSTS competence.
• Oxy-propane and gas awareness training.
• Confined space trained.
• Receive PTW and Manage Site Safety.
• Move/Use Cranes/Scaffold in HV Compounds.
• Move/Use Ladders/Long Objects in HV Compounds.

Nature and Scope: You will play an important role in the safe completion of Capital & Connections Works Programme. You may work at any location within the UK Power Networks region you have been employed. You would undertake training to increase your skills that could lead to progression within the organisation and may receive salary and band progression upon achieving the higher authorisation levels.

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.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued, and able to be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. If you meet the essential criteria and believe your skills, experience, or transferable strengths could make you a great fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We may use AI-enabled tools to support elements of our recruitment process. These tools help us manage applications more efficiently and consistently, but they do not make hiring decisions. All recruitment decisions are made by trained employees using human judgement and oversight. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly, and transparently, in line with our legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations. Your data will be hosted within a secure environment and will only be used by UK Power Networks for the purpose of which it is intended. The data is used only as an input to provide insights for the screening process and is not retained by the model or by UK Power Networks’ contractor, shared with the contractor’s other customers or with OpenAI, or used to train or improve AI models.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Where applicable, this role is subject to safer recruitment processes and robust pre-employment checks.