Craft Attendant (Lines)

Craft Attendant

Galashiels

Salary from £27,498 per annum

Closing Date - Friday 27th of February 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker 

As a Craft Attendant, you’ll assist a Craftsperson and undertake preparatory work and finalise work on completion of craft activities.

Act as Safety attendant to the craftsperson on site in accordance with training skills and authorisation levels. Ensuring all site works are carried out safely including, where appropriate, acting as the nominated person in charge of safety for the duration of all works attended.    

Assist the Districts in meeting its 6 hour restoration target by maintaining generator readiness, transporting to and from site, positing and and standing by the generators while in use  including, generator fuel management and functionality.

Assist in various activities including delivery of outage letters, verbally advising customers of outages of the reasons for proposed outages per the Pre Vet processes, management of materials including transportation, and assisting in maintaining the Depots in a orderly and safe condition.

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure the District standby generator fleet is ready to be deployed ensuring fully fueled and in an orderly and safe condition.
• Transport standby generators to and from site, liaise and interface with customers and lead customer person on site, assisting with positioning and deployment and standby generators.
• Assist in issuing, collection and delivery of materials as and when required.
• Assist in progressing projects by delivering of outage notifications, advising customers per the pre vet process.
• Maintain the District Depot facilities in an orderly and safe condition.
• Prepares, cleans and makes available tools, equipment and materials as required by craftsperson.    
• Assists with craft duties subject to safety and training.
• Prepares site for work, cleans and tidies site upon completion of work.
• Operates small plant under the appropriate p authorisation.
• Drives vehicles and carries out relevant roadworthiness checks.

What you’ll bring 

• Knowledge and understanding of Craft Techniques and procedures e.g. Jointing, Fitting.
• Sound working knowledge of Energy Networks Safety rules and procedures.
• Certified to use appropriate small plant
• Driving and towing licence and associated P authorisation
• Knowledge of Energy Networks plant and equipment.
• Working knowledge of compliance with NRSWA requirements.
• Knowledge of SP Energy Networks Customer Service requirements
• Practicable knowledge of operation and maintenance of standby generators
• Knowledge of SP Energy Networks Outage Planning
• Application of Health, Safety and Environmental requirements of Depot management
• EUSR / CSCS authorisation

What’s in it for you  

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.   

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include: 

• 36 days annual leave 

• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave 

• Share Schemes 

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding  

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases 

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving 

• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans 

• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments 

• Life Assurance (4x salary) 

• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support 

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more 

 Why SP Energy Networks 

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation. 

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in. 

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected]. 

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Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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