Electrician

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Mountain Ash; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility services provider in Wales seeks skilled electricians for installation and testing of LV cabling. The role involves working on high-voltage National Grid projects while mentoring apprentices. Candidates should have a recognized electrical qualification and be willing to travel across sites. Join a company that prioritizes safety, diversity, and training, offering a great place to grow your career.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Company vehicle and fuel card

21 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation.
• Competent in LV and control cable installation and testing.
• Full UK driving licence required; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Install, terminate, and test LV and control cabling at substations.
• Interpret wiring diagrams and perform electrical installations.
• Mentor apprentices and junior team members.

Skills

LV and control cable installation

Interpret wiring diagrams

Mentoring and teamwork

Education

Recognised electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ECS or CSCS card

Job description

Overview

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Energy, we're enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Electricity Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. This is a site-based role offering the opportunity to travel across sites in South West & South Wales!

Responsibilities

• Install, terminate, and test LV, control, protection, and instrumentation cabling associated with National Grid substations and transmission systems.
• Interpret wiring diagrams and engineering drawings to deliver precise electrical installations.
• Perform glanding, crimping, wiring, and testing of panels and field equipment.
• Support commissioning engineers during functional and pre-commissioning tests.
• Ensure full compliance with NGTS, ESQCR, and project-specific safety protocols.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including cable schedules and test records.
• Work safely under CDM regulations and company HSE policies.
• Mentor apprentices and junior team members, fostering technical development and teamwork.
• Contribute to a high-performance culture by consistently delivering quality, safety, and reliability across all installation and commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation / Engineering (people with relevant experience will also be considered).
• Competent in LV and control cable installation, termination, and testing.
• Current ECS or CSCS card.
• Full UK driving licence - willingness to travel across sites.
• EUSR National Grid & BESC (substations) accreditation - desirable.
• Experience working on National Grid transmission / HV substation projects (typically 132kV, 275kV, 400kV) - desirable.
• City & Guilds / NVQ L3 in Electrical Engineering - desirable.

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet.
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations.
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

Benefits

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1,000's of retail discounts.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use.
• 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays.