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79339 - Lead Operational Engineer SAP

This Lead Operational Engineer SAP will report to the Client Delivery Manager and will work within UKPN Services based in our Chatham office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £89,786 plus car and a bonus of 3%.

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

Should you not have the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed below, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip you. If you do not have all relevant competencies for the core grade, it will be appropriate to appoint at a lower grade until you have developed the required competencies.

Close Date:.26/09/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
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
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.

Job Purpose:

An opportunity has arisen for a Lead Operational Engineer to oversee their designated operational team across all facets of operational construction pertaining to the assets and infrastructure owned by UK Power Network Services.

You will collaborate with the Client Delivery Manager and other key figures within the UKPN Services Senior Management Team to achieve objectives and identify and secure new business opportunities. Your role involves guiding Operation Engineers, Apprentices, and Contractors to safely execute construction tasks, thereby minimizing any interruptions to the client's electricity supply.

Your responsibilities include ensuring the successful delivery of client-centric construction projects, managing the construction of substations and cabling on the client's private network infrastructure, and upholding safety management across your team in accordance with the UK Power Network Service's Stay Safe policy.

The operation, maintenance, and construction of Private HV Distribution Networks are crucial. This round-the-clock job demands meticulous attention to detail, commitment, and extensive collaboration across all sectors (both internal and external).

You will lead your team in the planning and execution of new connections, diversions, fault detection and repair, as well as lifecycle replacement projects and construction tasks related to electrical distribution equipment and infrastructure.

Dimensions:

Staff: Approximately 10 direct reports
Departmental budget
Payroll expenses

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Maintain safety management across all areas of responsibility.
Oversee the construction schedule for UKPN Services' assets and operations, ranging from 11kV to 400v.
Collaborate with the Client Delivery Manager to ensure all work programs are completed on schedule and within budget.

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Health & Safety Responsibilities

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 ensure they 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 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

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