Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter

81678 – Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter

Be among the first 25 applicants. This mechanical & electrical plant fitter will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Rochester office, with travel to sites across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

Salary: £42,005 plus a 3% bonus.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check.

Close Date: 29/01/2026

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid.
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%).
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan.
• Tax efficient benefits:
  Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes.
• Occupational Health support.
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

UK Power Networks is the country's biggest electricity distributor, ensuring the lights stay on for over eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England. It invests £600 m annually in its electricity networks, offers extra help to vulnerable customers, and undertakes trials to support the transition to a low‑carbon future. It also moves cables and connects new electricity supplies.

To work as part of a team, carrying out Inspection, Maintenance and defect repairs of mechanical plant and electrical equipment at voltages up to and including 132 kV.

• Responsibility for all aspects of Safety, Health and Environment relevant to this role.
• Comply with all UKPN DSRs, policies and procedures and work to a high standard of quality.
• Perform risk assessments for the task and demonstrate a strong safety culture.
• Report hazards and defects that cannot be rectified through the appropriate reporting procedure.
• Inspection and Maintenance of plant and equipment up to and including 132 kV.
• Communicate with control and perform stand‑by duties to maintain network security (where appropriately authorised).
• Operate handheld IT equipment to receive job instructions and record asset data information.
• Act as an ambassador for UK Power Networks and deliver excellent customer service.
• Work independently or as part of a team.

You will be required to work at any location within the UK Power Networks area.

Requirements:

• Mechanical or Electrical apprenticeship.
• Current driving licence.
• Experience of site work, with mechanical bias.

• City & Guilds Part 232/2339 in electrical/electronic qualification.
• Experience working on regional electricity networks and comprehensive knowledge of the electrical distribution network.
• Competent to work on the SPN network.
• Experience as a Permit to Work recipient and leading a fitting team.
• Experience working at height using ladders and PASMA scaffolds.
• HGV licence.

Should you not currently have the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed above, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip you appropriately.

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly, where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116 kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

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