Connections Quoter

Job description

CONNECTIONS QUOTER

POWER DISTRIBUTION

JOB LOCATION: PORTSMOUTH - SOUTH EAST REGION

£23,349 to £30,840 (SSE4) DEPENDING ON SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

SSE is a British FTSE 35 Company and is one of the largest and most diverse energy companies in the UK. As part of the SSE Group, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) owns one electricity transmission network and two electricity distribution networks, comprising 106,000 substations and 130,000 km of overhead lines and underground cables across one third of the UK.

Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit a Connections Quoter in to the Portsmouth Depot and providing services across the South East Region which includes Hampshire, Isle of White and East Hampshire. The Connection team within SSE Power Distribution, is responsible for meeting customer's needs in respect of connection to the electricity network, including single homes, housing developments, industrial developments, generation developments and independent distribution networks.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring Guaranteed Standards are met when providing quotations for new connections for customers. Your role in particular will be to provide customers with designs and quotations for connections to our distribution network. The design work will predominantly be for small scale development, ranging from existing service alterations to approximately twenty connections. The timescales associated with producing quotations are regulated and therefore must be produced and issued to customers within the Guaranteed Standard timescales. The designs must be compliant with all appropriate rules and regulations, meet all engineering specifications and financially accurate.

To be successful in this role you will have a good working knowledge of electricity distribution and Power Systems networks. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, being comfortable dealing with stakeholders at all levels (both internal and external). You will be numerate with a high degree of accuracy and be confident in producing high quality work to deadlines. You will be I.T. literate being comfortable with Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and Office. Knowledge of PROMIS and GIS & SIMS would be highly advantageous, however training will be provided.

Closing date for applications is: 11th April

'In our annual engagement survey our staff voted us as a great place to work'

There are big energy challenges ahead, but with your skills and experience there are just as many opportunities. For us it's not just about being good at what you do - it's about enjoying what you do, too. So we'll encourage and empower you to be imaginative, share your great ideas, and do work that you can be proud of. In return for being your best for our customers, you'll also enjoy a variety of benefits and development opportunities. On top of a competitive salary, you'll enjoy generous holiday entitlement, a Group Pension Plan, share options and discounts on energy bills, phone and broadband.

This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates. As a courtesy, internal candidates should please notify their line manager prior to submitting their application. Successful candidates will be subject to the company's verification and vetting process which includes a basic criminal record check.

Advertised: 21 Mar 2016 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 11 Apr 2016 GMT Standard Time