Jointers Mate

Jointers Mate / Jointer – Power T&D

South Wales Region | Weekly Paid Role
Balfour Beatty – Power Transmission & Distribution

We are currently looking to recruit a Jointers Mate / Jointer to support our growing operational demand across South Wales, working on L.V. (Live)-11kV–33kV networks. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled team within Balfour Beatty’s Power T&D business, a leader in delivering complex energy infrastructure.

Role Purpose

As a Jointers Mate, you'll assist in the installation, maintenance, and repair of LV HV and EHV cables. This hands-on role will give you exposure to high-voltage environments and the opportunity to grow your technical skills while supporting our experienced jointing teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide daily support to Jointing Teams under the direction of your Line Manager.
• Assist in the installation and repair of power cables and associated accessories up to and including 33kV.
• Ensure all work is carried out to Balfour Beatty Power T&D standards and complies with manufacturer specifications.
• Follow all safety procedures and contribute to a safe working environment in accordance with BBPT&D safety protocols.

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. 33kV.
• 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. 33kV, including straight joints, breech joints, trifurcating joints, transition joints and Terminations
• 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

• 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

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?

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…

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]