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About the Role
This hands-on, mechanically biased engineering role involves maintaining, repairing and overhauling the equipment that keeps National Grid's Electricity Transmission substations operating safely and efficiently. Working predominantly outdoors, you'll carry out a wide range of maintenance activities including stripping, inspecting and rebuilding mechanical components, diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs, replacing worn and ageing components, installing new or refurbished equipment, supporting planned maintenance and emergency breakdown response, and performing routine inspections and condition monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Stripping, inspecting and rebuilding mechanical components
- Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs
- Replacing worn and ageing components including bearings, seals, fasteners and moving parts
- Installing new or refurbished equipment
- Supporting planned maintenance and emergency breakdown response
- Performing routine inspections and condition monitoring
Requirements
- A recognised Level 2 or Level 3 apprenticeship in Mechanical engineering, or an NVQ/Level 3 Mechanical engineering qualification with relevant fitting experience
- Strong mechanical maintenance, overhaul or installation experience
- Experience stripping, rebuilding and repairing industrial electrical equipment
- Confidence using hand tools, power tools, precision measuring equipment and torque tools
- A proactive approach to fault finding and problem solving
- A strong commitment to safe working practices
- A full UK driving licence
- Confidence using a computer and iPad
- You live within approximately 30 minutes travel of Wimbledon or Croydon
- Experience working on high-voltage equipment
- Previous experience within power generation, utilities, manufacturing, heavy engineering or process industries
- NEBOSH or IOSH qualifications
Skills
- Mechanical maintenance
- Repair
- Overhaul
- Fault finding
- Problem solving
- Using hand tools
- Using power tools
- Using precision measuring equipment
- Using torque tools
- Safe working practices
Location
- Wimbledon
- Croydon
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Mid level
Education Level
- Level 2 apprenticeship
- Level 3 apprenticeship
- NVQ Level 3
Salary/Compensations
- £52,267 pa including allowances
Benefits
- Paid overtime
- Annual bonus opportunity of up to 4%
- Pension contributions up to 6% employee – 12% Company - totalling 18%
- Company vehicle for home-to-work travel
- 26 days' annual leave plus 8 statutory days
- 37-hour average working week, Monday to Friday, with a 4-day working pattern (36 hours in winter and 38 hours in summer)
- Industry-leading technical training
- Long-term career development
- Overnight and mobility allowances
- Some weekend working is required
About the Company
- National Grid is investing heavily in the UK's electricity transmission network, expanding and modernising substations to meet future energy needs.
- We're growing our Mechanical Fitter teams and looking for skilled engineers ready to build a long-term career maintaining some of the country's most critical infrastructure.
- Build a career that powers the UK.
- If you want a role where your skills are valued, your development is supported and your work makes a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Equal Opportunity
- Please note that visa sponsorship and relocation packages are not available for this role.