Your responsibilities as a Network Controls Engineer (Electricity):

• Lead the response to electricity supply interruptions, ensuring power is restored quickly and efficiently while acting as the main daily contact for customers, call centre teams, emergency service providers, contractors and ICPs.
• Manage emergency and planned network activities, including dispatching response teams, coordinating communication with all parties and ensuring all incidents are resolved, recorded and reported accurately.
• Process network connection and access requests, review and approve high voltage switching schedules and oversee safe and compliant operations on the electricity network.
• Investigate and resolve customer voltage and quality of supply issues, and manage reactive works arising from inspections, customer queries, developers or contractors.
• Support commercial and operational processes by negotiating quotations, raising purchase orders, reviewing work packs and approving contractor and supplier invoices, while maintaining accurate asset records across business systems.
• Provide technical leadership, uphold regulatory and OFGEM standards and contribute to continuous improvement of operational procedures, technical standards and overall network performance.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Strong practical experience working on Low Voltage and High Voltage electricity distribution networks, with solid understanding of network construction, work processes, materials and IDNO and DNO interface arrangements.
• Excellent working knowledge of relevant safety and electricity legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Electricity at Work Regulations, along with thorough understanding of Distribution Safety Rules.
• Proven commitment to health, safety and compliance, with experience applying Health and Safety principles in an electricity construction environment.
• Confident IT skills, including MS Word, Excel and Outlook, with the ability to work effectively with commercial and in house systems.

Qualifications

• Qualification(s) demonstrating electrical technical understanding at HNC level.
• Evidence of operational experience on Licensed electricity networks (DNO or IDNO) at 11kV minimum, having held Authorisation as a Senior Authorised Person

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Networks Control Engineer (Electricity)? Apply now!

We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

About us:

Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK.

We understand construction and we know utilities. We design, build, own, and manage the ‘last mile’ of essential utilities infrastructure.

With a proven history of delivering multi-utility connections across Great Britain, we provide a full suite of utility infrastructure, including clean heat networks, electricity, gas, water, wastewater and fibre.

With a strong track record, deep industry knowledge and solid investor backing, we take a forward-thinking approach to the complex economic, social and environmental challenges of today, to innovate for a better tomorrow.

Through Last Mile and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management, we provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for new utility connections.

We’re proud to be both a Great Place to Work® certified business and a Living Wage Employer, reflecting our commitment to supporting and valuing our people.

For further enquiries, contact recruitment@lastmile.co.uk or visit our website at www.lastmile.co.uk

At Last Mile, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We consider all applications solely on the basis of skills and experience and actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.