Electrical Fitter

Electrical Fitter

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.

You will attract a salary of £43,904 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

Close Date: 20/11/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 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:

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 to demonstrate a strong safety culture.
• Use IT equipment
• Supervise construction / maintenance staff within their working party

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

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
• 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

Preferred

• City and Guilds 2382 – Certificate in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (18th Edition)
• MEWP operator licence
• PASMA qualification
• Working within a DNO environment
• SMSTS competence
• IOSH Working safely
• 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 they 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.

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.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.