Field Engineer

at  UK Power Networks

79537 Field Engineer
This field engineer will report to the lead field engineer and will work within Network Operations based in our Covent Garden, London office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.
You will attract a salary of £76,229 and a bonus of 3%.
If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check
Close Date: .12/09/2024
25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
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
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.
You will be an important contributor to the team responsible for the safe delivery of all Distribution Capital Delivery work within the Central London Area. Also, may assist with Maintenance and Faults work. Together with the scheduling team, Field Staff Supervisor and Field Staff you will deliver an excellent service to the customer, ensuring we meet the requirements of our Guaranteed Service Standards.
Should you not have the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed above, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip you. If you do not possess all relevant competencies for the core grade, it will be appropriate to appoint at a lower grade until they have developed the required competencies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

ONC Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
HNC Electrical Engineering, equivalent or higher (if not achieved, must be committed to undertaking studies)
NRSWA (City & Guilds) Supervisors certificate (if not must commit to obtain)
IT literate, including financial and work package (SAP)
Current valid driving licence
Desirable
LV/HV authorisation on the LPN network
Superuser/champion of new company scheduling and work delivery processes (SAP)
IOSH Managing Safely certificate
Familiarity with MS Excel spreadsheets
To be appointed at Band D salary grade, applicant must have a minimum of HNC or equivalent, and be a fully authorised 11kV Senior Authorised Person on standby.
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.
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Ensure safety management throughout all areas of responsibility.
Daily planning, coordination and real-time responsibility for the efficient utilisation of resources with the Schedulers and Field Staff Supervisors.
Responsibility for safe delivery of HV and LV projects to time, cost and quality, minimising network abnormal running conditions.
Ensure staff comply with all procedures and work to a high standard of quality.
Communicate with HV/LV control – submission of HV/LV switching log, complete HV/LV network operations following Distribution Safety Rules and Procedures.
Support and provide technical support to field staff.
Manage and resolve any contractual issues, with the support of Contract Management.
Produce Risk Assessments and Method Statements for the safe delivery of projects work.
Complete quality assurance checks of works completed and to rectify any quality issues identified.
Liaise with and manage relationships with our customers to meet their expectations.
To be prepared to assist other teams.