Overhead Lines Craftsperson Advanced Apprentice - Gravesend

Our three-year Advanced Apprenticeship will train you to become an Overhead Lines Power Network Craftsperson, providing site support to our electrical power network. You'll play a crucial role in the safe construction, maintenance, and repair of the UK's power network, ensuring a reliable supply of electricity to the country. This dynamic role will take you to various locations across our network.

As an Advanced Apprentice, you'll experience a fast-paced and varied work life. No two days will be the same. Some of the tasks you can expect to be involved in include:

Working in accordance with safe practices and procedures, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring safety while working at heights. Climbing steel towers to install, maintain, test, repair, and dismantle overhead line equipment, solving problems with an organized and practical approach. Operating vehicles equipped with tools and materials, traveling to remote job sites. Safely operating plant and equipment like winches, Telehandlers, and MEWPs. Shadowing experienced linespersons to gain new skills and knowledge in the field. Receiving training at our Training Facility in Eakring (Nottinghamshire) to enhance your skills and knowledge. Working outdoors in various locations, embracing different weather conditions. Collaborating as an enthusiastic team player to achieve challenging tasks. Receiving Health and Safety training leading to role-specific authorizations. Being away from home and working in different zones/geographical areas to develop your skills.

Training:

Initially you will be at our National Training Centre in Eakring, Nottinghamshire for your Induction period which is around six weeks, then periodically for technical training.

In the first year, you will spend 70% of your time at the Eakring Training Centre with the remaining 30% on site (gathering site-based experience).

Year two will be 50/50 at Eakring and on site and in the
third year 70% on site and 30% at Eakring training centre.

Training Outcome:

After all of this fantastic training and experience, you will want to spend the next few years putting this all into practice and continuing to build on your technical capability acquiring further technical certificates and qualifications.

The Power Network Advanced Apprenticeship is a level 3 programme designed to provide the skills and knowledge to work in the specialist area of expertise within the power network industry and develop apprentices into skilled craftsperson’s within Electricity Transmission. From there your opportunities within National Grid are endless, with a wide range of potential career options.

Employer Description:
National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong.  In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. The world of energy is changing beyond recognition as we focus on building a cleaner, greener future. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Initiative,Physical fitness,Reliable,Adaptable,Responsible,Safety