High Voltage Fitter
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Role Overview
You are a qualified time served HV Fitter/ Wireman with experience of working in an industrial environment.
The project will involve installing HV disconnectors, transformers, surge arrestors, CTs, capacitor banks, SFCs, switchgear, panels, and cabling.
This role is based in the Stafford area.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Installation of both AIS and GIS substation equipment.
- Installations of HV equipment such as Power transformers, up to 400kV, Earth Switches, Disconnectors, CT’s, Protection panels, Battery chargers, SCADA panels etc within new or existing substations to ensure compliance with DNO/IDNO specifications.
- Installation and maintenance of switchgear from low voltage up to 400kV, including GIS.
- Installations of sub-station earthing to specified drawings. Experience with oxygen and propane brazing or exothermic welding would be an advantage.
- Carry out testing and inspection of installations such as cable testing (IR testing, continuity) Ductor testing and recording results.
If you don’t meet every single requirement please don’t be put off we still want to here from you. 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 We Value
We value our commitment to each other, summed up in our five values, we all sign up to these… We care about safety. We lead with integrity. We strive to be better every day. We make a positive impact. We deliver to grow. We are one company united.
Our Aim & Vision at OCU
To be the UK's leading energy transition and utilities contractor.
We are committed to leading the way in utilities and energy transition contracting, our mission is to innovate and deliver sustainability. At OCU, our passion for addressing complex challenges brings new standards of growth in our people and capabilities.
- Division
- OCU Energy
- Locations
- Stafford
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE &/or CIS
Stafford
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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