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Job Title: Craftsperson (Lines)

Location: Aberystwyth, Newtown, Oswestry and Wrexham

Salary: from £30,400 + benefits

Help us create a better future, quicker

The role of Craftsperson (Linesperson) offers an exciting and diverse array of challenges as well as excellent opportunities for personal development.

As an authorised Craftsperson (Linesperson), you will carry out the maintenance, fault finding/repair and the construction of SPEN’s overhead network up to 33kV within the DVMW area.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will participate as part of a team to construct, repair, and refurbish SPEN’s overhead network in numerous locations within the DVMW area and an understanding of SPEN safe working practices is essential.

As Part Of Your Role, You Will:

• Plan and pre vet jobs, in both daily and fault scenarios.
• Understand SPEN network diagrams.
• Obtain materials using SPEN stores application.
• Operate a range of vehicles, both on and off-road.
• Work day and night in adverse weather conditions.
• Use various overhead equipment.
• Create risk assessments before commencement of work.
• Receive job-specific safety documents.
• Connect generators.
• Keep up to date with booking of daily hours.
• Work to a high standard whilst demonstrating the highest levels of health and safety in line with current SPEN safety rules.

You'll Also Need To Be:

• Customer-focused with the ability to communicate clearly.
• In possession of a full UK driving licence.
• Well organised, self-motivated and happy working as part of a team.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to complete paperwork relating to work-based activities.
• iPhone and computer proficient.
• Join the current standby rota.

What You’ll Bring:
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic craftsperson with knowledge of low and high voltage electrical distribution networks. Ideally you will have experience of working on the overhead network, but this is not essential as training can be provided.

The successful candidate would need to demonstrate as a minimum:

• Qualified overhead lines craftsperson with appropriate suite of training and authorisations up to 33kV.
• Full valid driving licence.

What’s In It For You:
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

Benefits:
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more.

Why ScottishPower:
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the Northwest of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing £2 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.

IMPORTANT:
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below.

Mobility:
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

IMPORTANT:
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below

April-12-2025