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Craft Attendant (Jointing)
Location: St Vincent Crescent, Glasgow.
Salary from £30,150 per year - plus excellent benefits and career progression opportunities
Permanent / Full‑time - 37 hours per week
We're looking for a Craft Attendant (Jointing) to join our Distribution team based in Glasgow supporting activities across the region. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working outdoors, thrives in a hands-on environment and wants to build a long-term career within the energy industry.
Working alongside experienced Cable Jointers, you'll play an important role in delivering essential network operations, supporting maintenance, repairs and new connections that help keep the electricity network running safely and efficiently.
What you'll be doing
As a Craft Attendant, you'll provide vital support to our Jointing teams across a variety of operational and project activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
Assisting experienced Cable Jointers with underground cable installation, maintenance and repair activities.
Supporting the safe and efficient delivery of work on the electricity distribution network.
Undertaking site preparation activities, including excavation, reinstatement and general groundwork duties.
Acting as a Safety Attendant in accordance with training, competence and authorisation levels.
Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with company policies, procedures and health and safety requirements.
Assisting with the handling, transportation and organisation of tools, materials and equipment.
Supporting the setup and maintenance of safe work areas on site.
Recording work activities, material usage and other operational information accurately.
Reporting any issues, hazards or concerns promptly to supervisors and team members.
Supporting the management of the district generator fleet, ranging from 6kVA to 100kVA units, ensuring scheduled maintenance activities are completed and any defects or issues are reported promptly.
Assisting with the transportation, deployment and collection of generators across the district to support planned and emergency works.
Travelling to sites across Glasgow and surrounding areas to support operational activities as required.
Participating in training and development activities to build knowledge and progress your skills within the jointing profession.
What you'll bring
We're looking for enthusiastic individuals with a strong work ethic and a positive approach to learning and development.
You'll ideally have:
Experience in a support, labouring, operational or site-based role within utilities, construction, civil engineering or a similar industry.
An interest in developing a career within the electrical or utility sector.
Experience operating, inspecting or maintaining generators, plant or site equipment would be advantageous.
A strong commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
Good communication skills and the confidence to interact professionally with colleagues, contractors and members of the public.
The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
The flexibility to work outdoors and in varying weather conditions.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
A proactive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
Minimum Requirements
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Ability to undertake physically demanding work, including manual handling activities.
- Ability to work safely in a variety of outdoor environments and weather conditions.
- Demonstrable commitment to safe working practices.
- Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
- Experience towing trailers or equipment would be advantageous, as the role may involve transporting generators between operational sites.
What's in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy several other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow.
That's why our benefits include:
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding
- Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
- Count us in - pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
- Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
- Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].
Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
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Descripción de la Empresa
ScottishPower Limited, una subsidiaria de propiedad total de Iberdrola
Glasgow, Escocia, Reino Unido
1990
Aproximadamente 5,000 empleados (fuente: linkedin.com). Las cifras de ingresos para 2023 no se han divulgado, pero Iberdrola se ha comprometido a invertir £24 mil millones en el Reino Unido para 2028, incluyendo a través de ScottishPower (fuente: energyadvicehub.org).
Qué Hacen
ScottishPower es una empresa de energía verticalmente integrada que opera como el operador de la red de distribución para Escocia Central y Meridional, Merseyside, Gales del Norte y partes de Cheshire y Shropshire. La empresa suministra electricidad y gas a hogares y negocios en todo el Reino Unido y genera energía para la red (fuente: wikipedia.org). Su enfoque tecnológico principal incluye energía eólica, energía solar, mejoras de red, almacenamiento en baterías y hidrógeno bajo en carbono, habiendo hecho la transición a generar electricidad 100% verde al desinvertir en sus activos de carbón y gas (fuente: wikipedia.org). Las ofertas de productos de ScottishPower abarcan generación renovable de 38 parques eólicos en tierra y más de 40 sitios operativos que producen más de 3 GW de capacidad total, junto con servicios como redes inteligentes, carga de vehículos eléctricos, bombas de calor y soluciones solares para empresas (fuente: scottishpower.co.uk). La empresa se dirige a clientes residenciales del Reino Unido, negocios comerciales y comercio mayorista de energía, aprovechando su posición como parte de Iberdrola, un líder mundial en energía eólica (fuente: energybrokers.co.uk).
Proyectos y Trayectoria
ScottishPower ha completado varios proyectos notables, incluyendo el parque eólico en tierra Whitelee, que es el más grande de Europa con 539 MW, con 215 turbinas y una batería de 50 MW (fuente: wikipedia.org). La empresa también repotenció el primer parque eólico comercial de Escocia, Hagshaw Hill, que volvió a estar en línea en noviembre de 2025 para aumentar la producción y los beneficios para la comunidad (fuente: scottishpowerrenewables.com). Los proyectos importantes en curso incluyen los parques eólicos marinos East Anglia ONE y East Anglia THREE, así como el proyecto marino Wikinger en el Mar Báltico alemán (fuente: cisco.com). ScottishPower Renewables gestiona el portafolio del Reino Unido de Iberdrola, que supera los 2,000 MW de 40 parques eólicos, con planes para una mayor expansión solar y de hidrógeno (fuente: windenergyireland.com).
Desarrollos Recientes
En los últimos años, ScottishPower aseguró £1.35 mil millones para siete mejoras de red, incluyendo cables submarinos y subestaciones, para mejorar el transporte de la energía eólica escocesa hacia el sur (fuente: energyadvicehub.org). Iberdrola anunció una inversión significativa de £24 mil millones en el Reino Unido para 2028, enfocándose en energías renovables y resiliencia de la red (fuente: energyadvicehub.org). Además, ScottishPower Renewables está lista para invertir casi £3 mil millones en proyectos de energía eólica y solar en alta mar y en tierra desde 2023 hasta 2025 (fuente: cisco.com). En el sector del hidrógeno, Iberdrola lanzó una unidad en septiembre de 2023, con un objetivo de 600 MW para 2025 y 5 GW para 2030, con el proyecto de Hidrógeno Verde para Escocia de ScottishPower que cuenta con un electrolizador de 10 MW (fuente: energybrokers.co.uk).
Trabajar Allí
ScottishPower ofrece una variedad de roles en desarrollo y operaciones de energías renovables, redes de energía, generación y funciones de soporte como gestión de energía y TI/seguridad (fuente: scottishpowerrenewables.com). La empresa contrata principalmente en su sede de Glasgow, con operaciones vinculadas a parques eólicos en todo el Reino Unido y sitios en alta mar en East Anglia y el Mar del Norte Meridional (fuente: windenergyireland.com). La cultura de la empresa enfatiza la innovación en energías renovables y el compromiso con la comunidad, como lo evidencian iniciativas como la fase de retroalimentación de MachairWind y asociaciones con organizaciones locales (fuente: scottishpower.co.uk). Aunque no se detallan beneficios específicos, la empresa invierte fuertemente en iniciativas verdes y apoya las transiciones hacia cero emisiones impulsadas por los empleados para los clientes comerciales (fuente: scottishpower.com).
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