Senior Craftsperson

**About the Role**

**Job Title**: Senior Craftsperson (Jointer/Linesperson/RRO)

**Base Location**:Melksham, Swindon, Andover, or Oxford.

**Salary**: £35,142 to £40,246 plus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

**Working Pattern**: Permanent | Full Time

Working on our LV, HV and EHV network, you will safely construct, maintain and repair the electrical distribution network, connecting new supplies, diversion and alterations to locating and repairing faults in line with policy and standards, to meet and exceed customer and regulator expectations. The Senior Craftsperson will have additional responsibility for the site safety practices, cost management of the work and supporting team development.

This role is a transitional position to our Network Engineer role, it is expected that incumbents will actively manage skills and personal development to achieve a successful appointment when available.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Ability and knowledge to engage at all levels and instil a high-performing culture.
- Actively role model the SSE values and Operational Safety Rules.
- Operational Authorisations current for craft role.
- Category 7 authorisations _*Must be achieved in first 12 months after appointment. Should this not be attained, the incumbent would revert to their previous craft role._
- Cat 12 & Cat 14 authorisations. (11kv SAP PTW).

**What do I need?**
- Ability and knowledge to engage at all levels and instil a high-performing culture.
- City & Guilds 2339.
- Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR).
- New Roads & Streetworks Act (NRSWA).
- Operational Safety Rules.

**About our Business**

SSEN Distribution powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 3,500 people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital to achieving net zero. By enabling a smarter, more resilient electricity network we're ensuring our local communities continue to receive the power they need, both now and in the future. We are consistently investing and innovating to improve network resilience and future-proof power supplies for life's changing demands, from rolling out large scale EV charging schemes to supporting small community generation projects.

**What's in it for you?**

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**Next Steps**

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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