OHL Chargehand

We’re looking for a passionate 4x OHL Chargehand to join our Overheadlines West Team!

They are responsible for leading the safety and delivery of all nominated works within their teams, ensuring tasks are planned and executed following safe systems of work developed by Project Leaders and Senior Authorised Persons. They communicate and embed these safety protocols, supervise teams, and promote a generative safety culture through proactive hazard management, continuous improvement, and open safety communication. They also monitor compliance, address safety concerns promptly, and support ongoing training to maintain high safety standards.

The ideal candidate would be 1 hour away from any of the following locations:

• 1x Pentir (LL57 4ED)
• 1x Swansea (SA5 7PD)
• 1x Bristol (BS37 9TX)
• 1x Bushbury (WS10 9UZ)

This role is an onsite role, and you’ll be required to travel to other sites.

What You'll Do

• Enact role as defined in National Grid’s Safety Rules of ‘competent person’, to NSI4,6 & 8.
• Delivery of planned works, communicating with the project leader/SAP and line manager as appropriate to enable the work schedule to be kept on track and updated to maintain target prioritisation, as necessary.
• Proactively manage and plan team tasks for work delivery nominating roles within the team dependent on individual skill set and competency, at any one point this could be up to 10 National Grid employees.
• Adopt an innovative attitude to common work-related problems, utilizing knowledge and experience to resolve any issues that arise, escalating accordingly
• Proactively work towards eliminating all accidents through implementation of risk assessment techniques, reviewing method statements and being aware of potential hazards reporting all near misses and good catches.
• Provision of onsite training to facilitate themselves and others to develop enacting the role of mentor when needed.
• Ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and OHL specifications.
• Communicate effectively across business functions identifying where issues have occurred and how they can be mitigated moving forwards
• Ensure public and grantor relations are maintained continuously, looking after National Grids reputation at all times.
• Provide supervision for both internal and external works (delivery of materials and plant) and record accordingly – AMBP310 auditory system
• Ensure that materials, equipment and tools are type registered, inspected and calibrated prior to use.

What You'll Have

• Modern apprenticeship or equivalent, including City & Guilds 232 or relevant NVQ’s, in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• 5 Years experience within the overhead line sector.
• Full UK driving licence.
• In depth technical knowledge relating to the electrical, mechanical and general safety aspects of OHL equipment and plant.
• Lead the team in both aspects of general safety and safety from the system ensuring adherence at all times.
• Good understanding of OHL design specifications.
• In depth knowledge of OHL techniques and procedures.
• Good knowledge of CDM regulations and how compliance is enacted via identified roles within Asset Operations overhead lines (PC rep/ Temp Work Co-ordinator).
• Good knowledge of legislation related to overhead working tasks – LOLER and PUWER.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What You'll Get

Salary of £45,865 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also get a commercial vehicle as well as additional payment for seasonal working and an optional mobility allowance. Additionally, you will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 30 April 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 11 May 26 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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