HV Engineer

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Wideopen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading facilities management company as an HV Engineer. You will manage maintenance, remedial, and project activities on customer networks, providing engineering support while ensuring high safety and quality standards. This role offers opportunities for mentorship and collaboration with diverse stakeholders, making it essential for someone with strong communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Virtual GP services

Salary Finance scheme

Flexible lifestyle benefits platform

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Qualification (Minimum Level 4 (HNC) or Level 3 (NVQ)) required.
• Minimum 3 years' experience as an AP/SAP on 11kV Networks.
• Knowledge of High Voltage operation and maintenance processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HV Maintenance, Remedial and Project activities.
• Compile Risk Assessments and Method statements.
• Act as the key contact for customer matters.

Skills

Communication

Safety Management

Team Leadership

Organizational Skills

Education

HNC or NVQ Level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Main Purpose of Role

The HV Electrical Engineer is responsible for the management and delivery of Maintenance, Remedial and Project activities on customer network sites and providing Engineering (SAP) support to Major Project construction schemes, working alongside the Major Projects team.

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Main Purpose of Role

The HV Electrical Engineer is responsible for the management and delivery of Maintenance, Remedial and Project activities on customer network sites and providing Engineering (SAP) support to Major Project construction schemes, working alongside the Major Projects team.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Actively deliver HV Maintenance, Remedial and Project activities, being the primary contact for matters arising. Ensure activities are delivered in a safe, cost-effective manner, to a high standard, in accordance with appropriate legislation and to agreed work programmes.
• Provide support into the planning of construction activities, working closely with the Project Manager, to identify the events which bring new equipment “on rules”. Target the efficient construction of networks in a manner that minimises electrical risk and the requirement for LV Authorised Person / HV Senior Authorised Person input.
• Demonstrate effective individual and collective Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) leadership and promote an enthusiastic and growth minded culture.
• Manage HSQE matters proactively in accordance with the business policy statement, corporate guidelines and legislation.
• Organise teams to ensure that activities meet key deliverables.
• Maintain “Senior Authorised Person” status by ensuring that key training, audit and record keeping requirements are met.
• Responsible for ensuring safe management and systems of work are deployed by all personnel and accountable for establishing effective controls of activities.
• Ensure company procedures are followed during the execution of all Customer Networks activities.
• Compile Risk Assessments and Method statements, complete audits and site inspections as appropriate assessing against HSQE benchmarks.
• Actively support tendering process by carrying out site surveys, pricing and scope writing to agreed timescales.
• Produce regular reports to senior management, including benchmarking against key performance indicators and a summary of the progress against business objectives.
• Establish working relationships with supply chain representatives to execute projects efficiently
• Carry out factory inspections as required and manage witnessing and inspections during the commissioning phase of works.
• Take part in the Senior Authorised Persons standby rota and provide initial fault response as required to meet customer needs.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced team members, assisting them in meeting their own objectives
  
  

Job Context/ Key Challenges

Working within the busy Customer Networks Team reporting to the Customer Networks Manager, whilst working effectively to provide outstanding customer service to customers during and key stakeholders during work activities. The postholder will have the ability to communicate at all levels and build strong, positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The ability to communicate at all levels and build strong working relationships is therefore a key requirement of this role.

Dimensions

Safety: Lead by example on the operational aspects of safety during all aspects of all work.

Customer service: Pricing and deliver work, being the customers single point of contact and exceeding customer expectations at all times.

People: Work with stakeholders to include customers and contractors and presenting to clients of all levels

Qualifications And Experience

In addition, you will need to demonstrate:

• Qualification (Minimum Level 4 (HNC) or Level 3 (NVQ) with significant experience as a Senior/Authorised Person.
• Familiarity with a wide range of High Voltage switchgear manufacturers/types/ages.
• Demonstrable knowledge of industry standard High Voltage operation and maintenance processes.
• Minimum 3 years' experience as an AP/SAP on 11kV Networks (33kV experience desirable).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Good written, verbal and presentation skills.
  
  

Personal Characteristics

• Supportive team player with the ability to positively interact with both technical and commercially orientated staff, possibly outside own area of expertise.
• Strong organisational and work management skills.
• Excellent communication skills coupled with the ability to engage with staff at all levels in the organisation.
• Versatile, adaptable, willing to learn and impart skills on to others.
• Be able to demonstrate impeccable ethical and moral behaviour, coupled with unquestionable integrity and character.
  
  

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Pankaj Chaudhary at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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Employment type

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