Mechanical Fitter - Cables

National Grid; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle from home to work

Bonus up to 4%

Job summary

National Grid is seeking a Mechanical Fitter to join the London Cables team. You will work on substations, maintaining and repairing HV equipment, often outdoors and at height, with a strong emphasis on safety and following work specifications.

Benefits include training at various sites, occasional overnight stays, and a commitment to personal development. You will be required to live within 45 minutes of St Johns Wood, NW8 8YJ, and hold relevant mechanical qualifications.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 Mechanical qualification required.
• Demonstrate practical industrial engineering skills – installation, breakdown, repair and maintenance, fault finding, strip down and rebuild.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Live within 45 mins travel of St Johns Wood, NW8 8YJ.
• High Voltage engineering/cables experience desirable.
• IOSH / NEBOSH qualification preferred.
• MEWP Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a wide range of works on Substation equipment outdoors, sometimes at height on mobile platforms.
• Strip down and rebuild HV equipment, replace worn components and maintain HV cable systems.
• Install new equipment, refurbish and maintain existing equipment, fault investigation and repair.
• Undertake routine condition monitoring and support training and personal development.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

MEWP operation

Education

Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering

NVQ/Level 3 Mechanical

Job description

Unlock your superpower and start your career in the electricity transmission industry.

You’ll become a key member of the London Cables team, we are looking for a Mechanical industrial skilled individual living within 45 minutes travel of St Johns Wood, London, NW8 8YJ. It’s a great opportunity to develop your engineering skills across a large variety of work in a unique environment.

Pay and Benefits

• Paid overtime + Bonus (2025 – up to 4%), Company commercial vehicle from home to work.
• Hours - 37 Avg Monday to Friday, Days only (Winter 36 hrs / Summer 38 hrs - 4 day working pattern).

At National Grid Mechanical Fitters are responsible for maintaining a wide range of works on Substation equipment. This work is predominately outdoors and sometimes at height on a mobile platform. You’ll join an established team of fitters stripping down and rebuilding high voltage equipment, replacing worn/aged components. Maintaining/repairing HV cable systems that are located in tunnels or direct buried, plus all kinds of ancillary equipment such as DC battery systems, air compressors and generators. This work includes installation of new equipment, refurbishment and maintenance of existing equipment, fault investigation and repair as well as routine condition monitoring.

You’ll benefit from our industry-leading training at our facilities based in Eakring, Nottinghamshire and other local substation sites, a training programme will be provided to fill in any skills gaps which will require occasional stays away from home, with generous mobility and overnight allowances. Throughout the year there may be some requirement for weekend work for which overtime will be paid. Personal development is a key part of the way we work and as such you can expect a comprehensive personal development plan.

Qualifications, Skill and Experience

• A recognised apprenticeship in Mechanical engineering OR an NVQ/Level 3 Mechanical qualification with the relevant fitting experience is required.
• You can demonstrate practical industrial engineering skills – Installations, breakdown, repair and maintenance experience, fault finding, strip down and rebuild, working to Safety Procedures, problem solving and following work specifications to maintain equipment.
• A Full UK Driving Licence.
• A good level of computer literacy.
• You live within 45 mins travel of St Johns Wood, NW8 8YJ.
• High Voltage engineering/cables experience.
• IOSH / NEBOSH.
• MEWP Licence.

Visa and relocation package are not available for this position.

National Grid operates in both the UK and US, with a broad portfolio of energy businesses dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and sustainable power.

From electricity and gas transmission to advancing clean energy and modernising grids, our work covers every aspect of the energy system.

Our energy flows through absolutely everything we do

Life here at National Grid is more than just our purpose or our values, it’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more.

We leverage our collective strengths to do meaningful BIG work so that we can be at the heart of a fair and affordable energy future.

Your salary is reviewed each year against the market for your role, skills, knowledge and experience.

Incentive

Annual performance plan or bonus (depending on your role) rewards your contribution to our success each year.

Retirement

Generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%.

Private medical insurance for self and family.