Technician

Technician
The Technician will report to the Site Supervisor and will work within UKPN Services based in our Gatwick Airport office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £47,025 plus Van and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check
Close Date:. 26/11/2025
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
The Technician role is to ensure delivery of all planned construction, maintenance and operations on works delivered from the Gatwick regional office. You will incorporate construction, maintenance and operational responsibilities and although based at Gatwick, there will be a requirement to visit other sites. You will work for the onsite Senior Authorised Person who is responsible for Safety and ensuring that there is no disruption to the electricity supply.

Principal Accountabilities

• Construction and Maintenance of the UK Power Networks Services owned / operated assets through the range 33kV to 400v
• Assist the Operational Engineers in meeting project programmes and budgets
• Test protection systems and devices
• Construction and Maintenance of the Control and Protection Systems
• Ideally an HV Authorised Person with further possible progression to SAP
• Operate and update Asset database in respect of project activities
• Contribute to fault investigations and repairs.
• Competent to enter substations and perform basic surveys
• Ideally Authorised to operate on the high and low voltage systems and competent to receive safety documentation,
• Ideally competent to Joint and terminate on LV Steel Wire Armour cable
• Competent to manage contractors,
• Competent in site management (experience essential),
• Maintain records of all completed operations, test sheets and safety documentation,
• Undertake additional activities determined by the job level and competency

Responsibilities

• Assist the Operational Engineers in maintaining the very best in client relationships,
• Embrace "Stay Safe" and "IPR" content,
• Competent to write and follow the requirements detailed in Method Statements and Risk Assessments,
• Compliance with UK Power Networks Services Procedures covering all matters related to Health, Safety, Quality and the Environment,
• Report hazards and rectify.
• Relevant Safety Qualification such as IOSH
• Comply with UK Power Networks Services purchasing procedures,
• Accurately complete timesheets and expenses claims,
• Self-motivated and able to work with the minimum of supervision.
• Attend and contribute to team briefings, meetings and committees,
• To carry out any tasks commensurate to your grade and competency such as switchgear, transformer and battery installation and commissioning.
• Subject to the correct competencies carry out LV fault locations and termination and jointing of LV cables.
• Provide management of contractors and personnel.

Nature and Scope

• You will be an important member of the Airport Sector's team and will work with departmental management.
• You will in most cases report to the Site Supervisor and manage the delivery of the programmed works.
• You will ensure that all operations are completed safely, on time and to budget.
• Provide support within the team. Attend and contribute to team briefings, meetings and committees.

Essential Qualifications

• Experience in Operational Construction and Maintenance.
• 5-year traceable work history.
• Clear Criminal Record Check.
• Obtain a Client Infrastructure Security Passes.
• Medical and Drugs and Alcohol screening
• Full drivers licence.
• As a minimum a Competent Person ideally working towards Authorised Person status to switch on high and low voltage systems and to issue Limitations-of-Access
• Experience with systems through the range 33kV to 400v
• Fit and willing to be trained to work in confined spaces.
• Either PASMA certified or able and willing to be trained for prefabricated scaffold erection
• Compliance with UK Power Networks Services O&M Procedures relating to Health, Safety, Quality and the Environment.
• Follow the requirements detailed in Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
• Report hazards and rectify.
• Flexible in resolving issues.
• Competent to undertake construction activities on a range of LV equipment including street lighting furniture and distribution equipment

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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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.