Technical Craftsperson Trainee

Trainee Technical Craftsperson
Location: Central Scotland / Bonnybridge / Fife
Salary - up to £41,800 per year plus a strong benefits package and further career progression opportunities

Full Time / Permanent

Closing date: 19th February 2024

Help us create a better future, quicker

SP Energy Networks is part of the ScottishPower Group of companies. We provide power on behalf of supply companies through a network of cables and power lines that we own and maintain.

We do it responsibly. We do it with respect for people and for the environment. We do it looking at the long term, not just today. We do it innovatively.

We re dedicated to delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to all of our customers 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Through our transmission and distribution network we provide power to customers in Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and North Shropshire as well as Central and Southern Scotland.

What you'll be doing

Support the integrity of the distribution and protection system

Undertake and develop appropriate skills associated with work on substations, cables and overhead lines that make up the distribution network.

Delivery of planned maintenance, investment and fault repair works as appropriately authorised.

Responding to and restoring electrical supplies affected by network faults.

Minimise CML and Average Time to First Restoration (ATR)by direct application of skills ensuring timely restoration of supplies.

In liaison with system control and dispatch provide independent front-line technical support to promptly resolve faults identified on the distribution network and protection systems.

Accurately collate all relevant information regarding repair or follow up work and pass to interested parties for continuation.

Assist, when requested, operational engineers with protection commissioning & implementation, reactive & post fault switching and maintenance.

Independently undertake plant and protection maintenance to agreed schedules and timescales.

Supervision of contractors.

Undertake programmed, post fault and fault switching on the distribution networks. To include the operation of underground and overhead networks and the issue and receipt of appropriate safety documents.

Undertake/ assist in the installation, commissioning and fault rectification of battery systems.

Ensure all site works carried out safely, including acting as the nominated person in charge of safety for the duration of all works attended whilst ensuring all network operations are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with company policy and safety rules.

Produce ICOND schedules as and when job dictates.

Ensure all returns associated with Data Capture process requirements are complied with.

Perform stand-by duties as agreed with the company to allow for the restoration of customer supplies and network discrepancies impacting network security.

What you'll bring

• Knowledge of distribution protection systems and control & restoration processes and procedures.

• Authorised to switch on the electrical network

• If authorised and trained, can undertake live working' in accordance with the Scottish Power live working manual.

• Sound knowledge of the Scottish Power health and safety processes and procedures.

• Sound working knowledge of the Electrical network, protection & battery systems, inter-trip systems and ancillary equipment.

Minimum Requirements

• City & Guilds Level 2

• Undertake City & Guilds 6037

• Appropriate work experience in a relevant trade position (Fitting, Linesman or Jointing)

• Full valid driving licence

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 Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme

• Payroll giving and charity matched funding 

• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes

• Count us in - pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

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

• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to nudge' 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 4000 km 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 careers scottishpower.com.