Field Engineer

To work as part of a team within the Crawley & Brighton Network Operations area. This includes liaison with customers, network operations and control, networks planning and management of field staff and management of contractors.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Ensure of safety management throughout all responsibilities.


• Responsibility for delivery of all maintenance, construction and fault works to time, cost and quality.


• Ensure staff comply with all procedures and work to a high standard of quality.


• Daily planning, coordination and real-time responsibility for the efficient utilisation of resources.


• Communicate with HV/LV control – submission of HV/LV switching log, complete HV/LV network operations in accordance to distribution safety rules and policies and procedures etc.


• Ensure that the Asset Database – SAP, is updated with completed work etc. As needed by the system.


• Support and provide technical support to field staff,


• Manage and resolve any contract actual issues, with the support of Contract Management.


• Produce Risk Assessments and Method Statements for the safe delivery of projects work.


• Complete quality assurance checks of works completed and to rectify any quality issues identified.


• Communicate with and manage relationships with our customers to meet their expectations wherever possible.


• To be prepared to assist other sections e.g. organisational changes, system emergencies as determined by your experience.


• Complete out of hours safety/emergency response (Standby) as and when required.

Nature and Scope:

You will be an important contributor to the team manage the delivery of all Maintenance, Capital Programme, Connections and Faults work within a geographical area. Together with the scheduling team, Work Planner, Field Staff Supervisor and Field Staff you will deliver an excellent service to the customer, ensuring we meet the requirements of our Guaranteed Service Standards.

From 1 October 2024 all new employees appointed to the Field Engineer or Lead Field Engineers roles within Network Operations will include a contractual requirement to undertake standby for a minimum period of 20 years, or up to the age of 55 whichever comes first.

Qualifications:

Desirable

• BAND F = LV Field Engineer / Trainee Engineer


• BAND E = 11k SAP (with ONC)


• BAND D = 33kv SAP (with HNC) 


• IT literate including MRS, SAP etc.


• Current valid driving licence


• ONC Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)


• NRSWA (City & Guilds) Supervisors certificate


• IOSH Managing Safely certificate


• Familiarity with MS Excel spreadsheets

Essential

• Organisational Awareness


• Customer Service


• Safety Management

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 fully 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 particularly 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’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to be themselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you meet the essential criteria and believe your skills, experience or transferable strengths could make you a great fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We may use AI-enabled tools to support elements of our recruitment process. These tools help us manage applications more efficiently and consistently, but they do not make hiring decisions. All recruitment decisions are made by trained employees using human judgement and oversight. We are committed to using AI responsibly, fairly and transparently, in line with our legal, regulatory and ethical obligations.

Your data will be hosted within a secure environment and will only be used by UK Power Networks for the purpose of which it is intended. The data is used only as an input to provide insights for the screening process and is not retained by the model or by UK Power Networks’ contractor, shared with the contractor’s other customers or with OpenAI, or used to train or improve AI models.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Where applicable, this role is subject to safer recruitment processes and robust pre‑employment checks

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