About The Role
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Jointers Mate – 132kV
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Location: South Wales / South West Region
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Business Unit: Power Transmission & Distribution
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Company: Balfour Beatty
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Employment Type: Full Time
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Salary: Competitive + benefits
About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a
132kV Jointers Mate to join our expert
Power Transmission & Distribution team at
Balfour Beatty. This role will primarily support high-voltage jointing operations across
South Wales and the South West, working on cable systems up to and including
400kV.
Key Responsibilities
As a Jointers Mate, you will be responsible for assisting jointing teams with the installation and repair of high-voltage cables and accessories. Your role will involve:
- Supporting daily jointing operations across the 132kV network (and above)
- Ensuring all works are carried out to Balfour Beatty P T&D jointing standards and procedures
- Adhering to manufacturer specifications for cables and accessories
- Assisting with the preparation and termination of high-voltage joints
- Maintaining high safety standards aligned with BBPT&D protocols
- Supporting site logistics, equipment handling, and task documentation
What you'll be doing
Key Duties
- High level supporting duties to the lead jointer(s) with the operation, maintenance and installation of cables and accessories up to and incl. 400 kV.
- Maintain the working environment to ensure compliance with health and safety
- Check tooling/ tools are cleaned and stored in a proper manner for future and ready use
- Ensure regular maintenance checks are recorded for possible audits
- Note vehicle stock items which require replacement
- Acting as valued member with one or two teams of jointing technicians.
- Giving support to the jointing technicians on a wide range of cables and accessories up to and incl. 400kV, including straight joints, stop joints, trifurcating joints, transition joints, outdoor sealing end in the XLPe and fluid filled range.
- Maintain a personal record of works carried out for development purposes
- Responsible for the safety and welfare of themselves, the jointing team(s) and of other personnel and members of the public at all times.
- Work within the guidelines of the Company Safety Policy, Quality and Security procedures.
- Set personal examples in all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
- Reporting of all hazards, accidents, dangerous occurrences and near miss incidents as per the policy.
- Ensuring all personal protective equipment is clean, serviceable, and worn at all times
Interacts With
- Clients & 3rd Parties
- General Public
- BBPT&D Operations
- BBPT&D Management
- BBPT&D Back Office
- Contractors
Operating Environment
- Ensure Balfour Beatty’s Code of Conduct is thoroughly understood, adhered to and promoted across the business to ensure safe, compliant and consistent working practices.
- To operate in an open- and even-handed manner with all personnel across the business. Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences. Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential.
- To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working. To listen to each other and share knowledge enabling us to willingly combine expertise across the business and with our clients and supply chain.
- Behaving with integrity and demonstrating professional image at all times. To always do what is right.
- To take personal responsibility & accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations ensuring safety and quality are never compromised
Who we're looking for
Skills Required
- Must possess a general level of education incl. Mathematics and English
- Must be able to follow work instructions in a reliable and proper manner
- Manual handling trained
- Emergency First Aid trained
- Possession of full UK driving licence
- Maintain the working environment ,ensuring Health and Safety standards are upheld
- Ensure regular maintenance checks on electrical tooling and associated hydraulic equipment for audit compliance.
- Ability to be flexible if there is a requirement in working away from home and response to out of hours calls due to cable failures
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
[email protected] 
