About the Role

Base Location: Swindon, Oxford, Andover & Melksham

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time

Salary: Starting from £26,609

- Salary upon finishing the Learning programme circa £33,996

- OTE including overtime & standby up to an extra £7,500 + per year

- Plus the range of benefits listed below

What we provide:

- Fully funded training for you to become a qualified Linesperson.

- All tools and PPE required for the role.

- Access to a company vehicle.

- A skills-based pay matrix so your salary increases as you develop your skills.

- Opportunity to earn overtime.

- Career stability within a sustainable industry with on-going progression opportunities.

- On joining you will also have access to range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

What is the Role?

Our teams are growing whilst also achieving great results, and you could be part of this exciting and challenging business that provides job security and the opportunity to develop.

SSEN are currently looking for adult learner Linespersons to join our Southern Electric Power Distribution team. A Lineperson is at the heart of our network, helping us to power change and this is an opportunity to develop an exciting career and further authorisations within SSE.

On completion of the programme, you will gain national qualifications recognised in the Utility Sector.

The programme can take 18 to 24 months depending on your personal capabilities and is centred on an initial course at our training school followed by buddying with an experienced linesperson team where you will build a portfolio of work which will allow you to gain authorisations to work on the network.

By the end of the programme, you'll have gained valuable on-the job experience, learned new skills and gained an industry recognised qualification, enabling you to have the opportunity to build a rewarding and successful career in the energy sector and contributing to the delivery of NetZero.

The role will include:

- Carrying out construction, connections and repair work on all of our LV/HV overhead networks.

- Being responsible for the safety of yourself and colleagues and acting as an ambassador for a strong safety culture in everything you do.

- This role can be demanding, and you'll be required to respond quickly to emergency situations; we want to provide the best possible service to our customers in their time of need. This will involve working outdoors in all weather conditions with a requirement to undertake out of hours standby duties and short notice attendance for storm situations.

What do I need?

We're looking to recruit the best future talent for our sector, and we know that it's not all about qualifications. We're more interested in your innate strengths, qualities, and life experiences that you can bring to SSE.

To be considered for this role, we would love you to:

- Have a strong focus on Health & Safety and will adhere to our company motto “if it's not safe, we don't do it.”

- You will have some experience working at height and be comfortable working in an outdoor environment in all seasons.

- Be able to demonstrate an ability to use your initiative and planning to make sure that you have the proper equipment for the job at hand and be resilient to the continual changes within our sector and always focussed on delivering great results.

- You'll have a thirst for knowledge and training, and be able to pick up new skills quickly, working with others within a team to achieve common goals and adjusting your behaviour to reflect the diversity of our workforce and customer base.

About our Business

SSEN Distribution powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 3,500 people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital to achieving net-zero. By enabling a smarter, more resilient electricity network we're ensuring our local communities continue to receive the power they need, both now and in the future. We are consistently investing and innovating to improve network resilience and future-proof power supplies for life's changing demands, from rolling out large scale EV charging schemes to supporting small community generation projects.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Robert on Robert.Clark@sse.com / 01738 341105.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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