Cable Jointer
Due to continued success in securing new contracts and growth, OCU has exciting opportunities for experienced Cable Jointer to join our delivery team across Yorkshire.
As a Cable Jointer, you will be responsible for installing, connecting, maintaining, and repairing underground cables. Working with high and low voltage systems, the role involves precise work to ensure reliable and safe electrical connections on the power distribution network.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess and prepare the worksite, including digging trenches or preparing cable trays.
- Cut, strip, and prepare cables for jointing or termination.
- Lay underground power cables according to specifications.
- Ensure correct alignment, phasing, and identification of cables
- Make joints and terminations on low voltage (LV), high voltage (HV), and, where qualified, extra high voltage (EHV) cables.
- Use heat-shrink, cold-shrink, resin, or mechanical jointing methods as appropriate.
- Install joints in various cable types such as XLPE, PILC, or armoured cables.
- Troubleshoot mechanical problems and system failures using diagnostic tools, equipment manuals, and technical documentation to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
- Analyse equipment performance data, conduct performance tests, and interpret findings to diagnose complex mechanical issues and optimise equipment performance.
Skills & Experience Required:
• Valid NPG operational authorisations (Desirable)
• Authorised to joint at LV and/or 11kV
• NRSWA accreditation (desirable)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage workload, meet deadlines, and maintain high attention to detail
Company Information:
OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
- Division
- OCU Connect
- Locations
- South Yorkshire
- Employment Status
- PAYE &/or CIS
South Yorkshire
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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