Technical Craftsperson Trainee

Trainee Technical Craftsperson

Middlewich & Surrounding Districts

Salary from £32,240

Full Time / Permanent

Help us create a better future, quicker

At SP Energy Networks our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our team is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely, and sustainably in the communities we serve.

We are responsible for the distribution of electricity to your property via our network of pylons, substations, cables and power lines.  We serve 3.5 million homes and businesses across Central & Southern Scotland, Cheshire Merseyside, North Shropshire and North Wales. We work round the clock to make sure you have power. Responsible for delivering the safe provision of one of the following specific activities with strict adherence to the appropriate regulatory and license obligations for the electricity distribution network; Operations & Maintenance.

What you’ll be doing

Deliver district business plan outputs in line with financial, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through incentive mechanisms.

Through active customer and stakeholder engagement, support delivery of robust communication activities to facilitate the delivery of project plans and deliverables affecting local communities, customers and stakeholders.

Deliver robust project plans to facilitate business deliverables in line with district and licence plans which are devised to minimise outages to customers.

Ensure efficient and effective delivery of performance targets as appropriate, such as:

Customer Minutes Lost

Customer Interruptions

Broad Measure of Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed Standards

Other Incentive mechanisms

To effectively deliver the relevant elements of the business plan, undertake some or all of the following activities, as required:

contract management,

operational switching

project management

To support continual performance improvement through analysis of outputs and feedback from internal and external sources.

Support integration of asset stewardship  and  ownership  values  through  sound  engineering  principles  and coordinated planning and delivery activities to improve integrity, safety and longevity of the electrical network.

Demonstrate and promote exemplary safety behaviors and ensure that all safety legislation is implemented and delivered through all activities.

Deliver maintenance and reliability, system performance and network security business plan outputs in line with financial unit cost drivers, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through appropriate system performance and customer service incentive mechanisms.

What you’ll bring

Project / programme coordination experience, to enable effective delivery of projects and initiatives.

Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.

General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.

Effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.

Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels

Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement to determine optimal solutions

Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN is operating

Ability to devise solutions to problems/challenges.

Technical and operational experience in a relevant industrial role.

Low Voltage operational authorisation

Working knowledge in the operation of the Interconnected LV network