Description:
Trainee Linesperson
This trainee linesperson will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Bury St Edmunds office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.
If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check
Close Date:.01/07/2026
We Also Provide The Following Additional Benefits
- 22 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
You will help deliver Distribution Capital Delivery projects and restoration of electrical supplies on the UK Power Networks distribution system. To assist in all site-based operations as instructed by line manager.
Principal Accountabilities
- Carry out all work in connection with the construction, maintenance and report of
- Overhead lines and any associate plant and equipment, connections, and earthing, including cable laying and necessary excavation, backfill and reinstatement
- Overhead line service lines, pilots and catenaries, service termination equipment and connections thereto
- Carry out works following UK Power Networks policies, procedures and standards.
- Immediately report to line manager any breaches of health and safety regulations or unsafe occurrences.
- Carry out work on live 240/415v apparatus conductors or equipment, observing the appropriate safety rules.
- Uses meters and instruments and records readings. Assists in resistance, thermal and height measurements on overhead lines.
- Operate communications/data transmission and display equipment. In particular the mobile device solution for BTP.
- Operate mechanical aids and use portable equipment, ensuring all Small Tools are fit for use.
- Switches, isolates and earths when authorised to do so.
- Undertake standby duties
- Remove all traffic management, old poles and any leftover debris or spoil from site. Leaving it in a safe condition for the general public and other workers.
- Help maintain yards and pole dump areas to keep them running safely.
- Ensure all given works are carried out promptly.
- Report any deviation from requested tasks immediately to line manager.
- Promote UK Power Networks in a professional manner to both the general public and other UKPN teams.
- Perform works following UK Power Networks customer service standards concerning shut down carding and customer appointments.
- To approach and resolve any customer issues arising on site with professionalism with the help of line manager.
- Ensure regular communication with managers to understand work progress and planned future work.
- Build relationships with colleagues and be a good team player who supports colleagues and reacts to the priorities of the team and wider Business departments
- Return time sheets.
- Complete and return any required vehicle logs or mileage reports requested by line manager.
- Drive vehicles, cleans them and carries out roadworthiness checks.
- Comply with and actively promote Our policies, procedures and standards
- Undertake all duties, in a professional and courteous manner, demonstrating best practice
- Actively promote and partake in team and company activities, by being flexible and willing to take on additional tasks
- Carry out additional and reasonable job related tasks as requested by your manager, in line with our needs.
Skills qualifications and experience;
Essential for trained Linesperson
- UK Power Networks competency certificate
- LV and HV authorised
- First aid training certificate
- Knowledge of industry
- Experience of working with general public
- Experience of working within a team
Desired
- Switching and Linking
- C&G qualification
- Manual handling training certificate
- NRSWA training certificate