Works Co-ordinator

Northern Powergrid; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Transport provision

Job summary

Northern Powergrid is recruiting Works Coordinators to join our Domestic and Small Business Connections team. You will plan, manage and deliver connections and upgrade works, coordinate resources and control outages while ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery.

Based at one of our depots with location confirmed during recruitment, you will interact with customers and stakeholders, maintain service standards and contribute to low carbon technology projects.

Qualifications

• ,GCSE Maths and English at grade C/5 or above.
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• An ONC/HNC in Electrical Engineering or working towards this qualification.
• Experience Project Management in other utility or construction sectors.
• Knowledge of LV/HV networks; IT systems such as CRM, QPID, ISMART.

Responsibilities

• Works coordination and management of varied projects safely and to time, cost and quality.
• Effective site management of resources, including direct labour and contractors.
• Prioritise workload, make decisions and identify cost effective delivery solutions.
• Communicate effectively with customers, Low Carbon Technology providers and stakeholders delivering a high-quality service.
• Support weekly operational contract meetings with external service providers.
• Process applications for payment in a timely and efficient manner.
• Carry out site audits for safety, quality and contractual obligations.
• Order materials for use by service providers and create electronic job packs.
• Manage outage planning for allocated projects.

Skills

Customer Service

Electrical Testing

Effective Communicator

Project Management

Team Player

Problem Solving

People Management

IT Skills (MS Office)

Knowledge of electricity distribution

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

GCSE Maths & English (C/5+)

ONC/HNC in Electrical Engineering

ILM Level 3 or NEBOSH (beneficial)

Tools

CRM

QPID

ISMART

Job description

Candidates will be invited to provide a video interview from 1st September to 6th September.

Should you be successful, you will be invited to a face to face Assessment Centre which will be carried out between 28th September and 23rd October.

Successful candidates will be notified following the Assessment Centre at the end of October / early November.

These vacancies have a planned start date of the 11th January 2027.

Do you want to help power your career and be part of an evolving energy industry?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Works Coordinators to join our Domestic and Small Business Connections team.

We have several vacancies available across Northern Powergrid's operating area. Successful candidates will be based at one of our operational depots, with location confirmed during the recruitment process.

The energy industry is advancing with investment in smart technology innovation and Northern Powergrid, as the company responsible for powering everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the Northeast, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is at the forefront of delivering a power network that meets the region’s needs, now and in the future.

Works Co-ordinators are responsible for the planning, management and delivery of connections and connection service upgrade works, to meet the needs of our customers installing Low Carbon Technology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Works coordination and management of varied projects safely and to time, cost and quality.
• Effective Site management of resources, including direct labour and contractors.
• Able to prioritise workload, make decisions and identify cost effective delivery solutions.
• Communicate effectively with customers, Low Carbon Technology providers and stakeholders delivering a 10/10 service.
• Support weekly operational contract meetings with external service providers.
• Process applications for payment in a timely and efficient manner.
• Carry out site audits in respect of safety, quality and contractual obligations.
• Order materials for use by service providers.
• Create electronic job packs to accurately convey delivery of works.
• Manage all aspects of outage planning for your allocated projects.
• Work flexibility to attend evening and weekend customer appointments when required to meet the expectations of our customers.

Starting salary:

£39,923,with progression to £51,396 (Ind L3 pp7-12)

• 25 days holiday, rising with length of service
• Transport provision

We’re excited to hear from candidates with a passion for our company and the industry and a desire to succeed.

Does this sound like you?:

• Customer Service – Have the ability to demonstrate what great customer service looks like and how this can be applied to the provision of our connection's service.
• Electrical Testing - Experience on domestic and/or industrial low voltage equipment to enable testing& interpretation of results.
• Effective Communicator – Be able to adapt your communication style to your audience, show empathy and build rapport, working well with our customers/stakeholders both internally and externally, in person, over the phone and via written communication.
• Excellent Project Management Skills – Be able to plan, organise and manage competing priorities of varying levels of complexity, using your own initiative.
• Team Player – Have a strong team working ethic. Be someone who works well in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to deliver results and maintain a quality customer service.
• Problem Solving – Have the ability to work through more complex situations, whilst identifying solutions, to ensure jobs are effectively delivered on time, to cost and meeting the needs of the customer.
• People Management Skills – Ability to liaise effectively, influence and build up strong working relationships with contractors, stakeholders and customers to deliver the activity required.
• Maths and English at GCSE grade C/5 or above
• IT skills including use of Microsoft applications specifically Word & Excel
• Knowledge of the electricity distribution network
• Hold a full clean UK Driving Licence

Other beneficial attributes/experience:

• Possess an ONC/HNC in Electrical Engineering or prepared to be working towards this qualification
• Hold an ILM Level 3 or NEBOSH equivalent
• Experience Project Management in other utility or construction sectors
• An Electrical Trade / Engineering Background
• Detailed knowledge of LV and HV electricity networks
• Knowledge in IT systems such as CRM, QPID, ISMART

Closing date for applications: 30th August 2026.

In order to comply with our electricity distribution licence, we have to ensure our colleagues are fit and proper to visit and enter our customers’ premises. Consequently, as this role may involve visiting and entering our customers’ premises, please be aware that the successful candidate will be subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please confirm in your application if you are content for this check to be completed.