Substation Craftsperson

It's a great opportunity for a Mechanical Fitter working in the East Kent Team. Due to the nature of our work we're looking for you to live somewhere within 30 minutes travel of Canterbury, Ashford or Folkstone.
We offer job stability as we play a vital role in powering the nation through our substations. Working in the Electricity Supply Industry is highly fulfilling, and we'll challenge you with a diverse workload that covers a wide range of asset types, technical complexities, and skillsets. Safety is paramount in our HV Transmission Substations, with our team members comfortable working to National Grid's high safety standards.

You'll collaborate with a team of 2 to 10 people, engaging in maintenance, refurbishment, or replacement work on electricity substations. This may include tasks such as circuit breaker and transformer replacements, maintenance of aging high-speed tap changers, and intricate 400kV circuit breaker work. Your responsibilities also extend to various ancillary equipment like DC battery systems, air compressors, and diesel systems.

A minimum Level 2/3 Apprenticeship in electrical or mechanical engineering or an NVQ/Level 3 electrical or mechanical qualification with the relevant experience is required. A Full UK Driving Licence. You can use a computer. Substation experienced - Desirable. IOSH - Desirable.
Some of the key skill areas we look for are Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Safety Procedures, Working at Height, Lifting Operations, Panel Wiring, and Fault Finding. It is not necessary that a successful candidate requires all of the above skillsets, but a wide breadth of knowledge would be beneficial. Prior experience in the electricity supply industry is beneficial but not mandatory, as we offer on-the-job and formal training opportunities for development.

£36,645 to £38,700 pa including allowance + benefits package + Company Vehicle with fuel from home to work.
Salary increases once the required authorisations have been achieved.,

• A competitive salary from £34,940 to £36,995 pa + Seasonal Working Allowance £1,705 pa.


• Training and development.


• Company commercial vehicle and fuel from home to work.


• 37 hours Mon - Fri, the weekends are yours.


• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 26 after two years' service) plus eight statutory days.


• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.


• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. Totalling 18%.


• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it's relevant to your role.


• Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.


• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).


• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.