Overhead Lines Advanced Apprentice - Derby

Getting In Limited; Derby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking motivated individuals for an Overhead Lines Advanced Apprentice role in Derby. This exciting apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining hands-on experience in the power networks sector. Over three years, you will develop essential skills and knowledge, working alongside experienced professionals. You will be involved in constructing and maintaining overhead lines, conducting inspections, and ensuring the safety and reliability of the electricity distribution system. If you are adventurous, physically fit, and ready to embrace a challenging yet rewarding career, this apprenticeship could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Completion of a City & Guilds Level 2 Qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Physical fitness and safety awareness are crucial for this role.

Responsibilities

• Construct and maintain overhead lines and equipment.
• Participate in craft skills activities on live networks.
• Record asset routes and details while ensuring safety.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Logical thinking

Team working

Physical fitness

Adventurous

Safety awareness

Resilience

Education

City & Guilds Level 2 Qualification in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Overhead Lines Advanced Apprentice - Derby

Apply From: 27/12/2024

Learning Provider

Delivered by NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLC

Employer

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Vacancy Description

The apprenticeship programme takes approximately three years to complete, and you’ll spend your first 12 weeks being inducted onto the programme at one of our Training Centres. You’ll earn while you learn and develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours to become a Power Networks Craftsperson, achieving a City & Guilds Level 2 Qualification in Electrical Engineering. Your training will include periods of on-the-job training and development, learning from an experienced and qualified Overhead Linesperson. Following a formal assessment of your knowledge, skills and behaviours, you’ll become a qualified Overhead Linesperson.

Overhead Linespersons are overhead line engineers who work at height constructing, maintaining, testing, repairing and replacing overhead lines and equipment.

You will represent National Grid and carry out work handed down by other areas of the business.

Join us, and you’ll participate in craft skills activities on the live LV network, on dead LV, HV and EHV circuits (live HV circuits if part of a Hot Glove team). You’ll help with network operations, connect generators and services and organise your own projects. You’ll also:

1. Construct and alter overhead lines, install pole mounted plant, run and terminate cables to plant and overhead lines
2. Carry out routine inspection, maintenance and repairs of overhead equipment
3. Record asset routes, details and positions
4. Record plant details
5. Locate and identify cables, test insulation, phasing and continuity on LV cables
6. Test earthing, voltage, phasing and phase rotation
7. Write outage requests and switching programmes for simple outages

Key Details

Vacancy Title

Overhead Lines Advanced Apprentice - Derby

Employer Description

We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses, working outdoors with underground cables, overhead lines and substations that operate between 230 and 132,000 volts. Net-zero targets are transforming the way we work and increasing the scope of the positive impact we can make. Right now, we’re looking for apprentices to join us. Our people in Network Services work across a number of teams to keep the lights on for our customers. They might be helping a customer who has lost supply or supporting a developer building a multi-million pound project. They maintain a 24/7 service from faults and maintenance, asset replacement to new connections, working outdoors with underground cables, overhead lines and substations that operate between 230 and 132,000 volts; their work is critical to everything we do.

Vacancy Location

1 Victory Road DE24 8EJ

Wage Frequency

Custom

Number of Vacancies

1

Vacancy Reference Number

1000293523

Key Dates

Apply From

27/12/2024

Closing Date For Applications

2025-02-28 23:59:59

Interview Begin From

Possible Start Date

2025-09-01 00:00:00

Training

Training to be Provided

Working towards a level 3 Power industry overhead linesperson apprenticeship standard.

Learning Provider

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH WEST) PLC

Skills Required

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Logical, Team working, Physical fitness, Adventurous, Safety awareness, Resilient

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