Job Description

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Description

Jersey Electricity is committed to innovation, sustainability, and delivering top-notch services to our customers. To support our mission, we are seeking a dedicated individual to join us as a Trainee Metering Engineer. This role offers a great opportunity to kick-start your career in the dynamic field of metering engineering.

As a Trainee Metering Engineer, you will embark on a comprehensive training program designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in metering engineering. You will work closely with our experienced engineers, gaining hands-on experience in metering equipment installation, maintenance, and data analysis. This role is ideal for recent graduates or individuals looking to transition into the metering engineering field.

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Key Responsibilities

Assist the Metering Department in maintaining an efficient and customer driven experience ensuring the company metering activities are implemented to the highest accuracy and levels of professionalism. Work with the team to ensure that faults and revenue protection incidents are repaired, managed promptly and supplies restored. Collaborate with the Metering Engineer / team leader to develop, specify, and implement workload and workflow optimization projects. Work with the Metering Department and other internal and external experts to research, apply, and develop knowledge that supports current and future business and engineering needs. Develop and maintain an appropriate professional relationship with relevant networks of support and personal development (CPD). Engage with collaborative working on Metering projects for the Company, supporting the direction for the Metering team and liaising with the Senior Metering Engineer to ensure that the Projects meet the standards set out in the project specification and policies. Support with Supervision and accounting for appointed Contractors, ensuring compliance to JE standards and adherence to contract via comprehensive monitoring and reporting systems. Contribute to developing and maintaining Metering Department procedures, requirements, and specifications, ensuring they are clear and followed. Ensure appropriate compliance with HS&E, Company procedures, Distribution Safety Rules, Generation Safety Rules and Industry best practice, ensuring that appropriate auditable records are kept. Drive the team to provide outstanding customer service at all times.


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Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Potential to develop Leadership and Management skills. Practical experience of utility principles and practices. Strong Computer Networking, data/database management, and programming logic skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Effective interpersonal and team building skills. Strong customer service focus. Experienced operative in data/comms environment. Graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/HNC or equivalent. IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent. SSAC (DSR). LVSW (DSR). Clean driving licence.

Desirable qualifications

Database / programming fundamentals. 11kV AP (DSR). LOAI (DSR). Examining Officer up to LVSW.


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About Jersey Electricity

Jersey Electricity's purpose is to 'enable life's essentials' by providing the people of Jersey with secure, reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity today and long into the future.

Jersey Electricity's Vision:

Jersey Electricity's vision is to "inspire a Zero-Carbon future" by being the energy partner of choice whilst working to six strategy pillars of that vision:

JE 6 strategic pillars:

1. Digital Enhancement and Innovation - over the next 3 years JE will continue to develop robust and scalable digital platforms, seeking innovation in smart enabled technology and to, where appropriate, commercialise its innovation.

2. Customer -to increase JE's customer experience maturity, to better understand customers' existing and future needs and wants, as well as provide exceptional service around its offers.

3. Energy Sourcing and Supply - prepare for a new supply contract, considering transitional requirements, to reduce cost and market risks for customers as well as considering the future role of offshore wind in the energy mix.

4. Future Proof the JE Business Model - continue delivering good operational performance across all businesses within the Group. Ensuring JE delivers infrastructure requirements for today, and in readiness for the future, whilst creating resource capability and capacity for CNR delivery.

5. Island-wide Electrification and Decarbonization - continue to develop new products in heat and mobility which support the CNR, customers in energy efficiency and facilitate the development of solar and offshore wind propositions with the Government of Jersey.

6. Great Employer - continue to recruit and develop talent, improve JE climate and engagement in becoming the employer of choice in and beyond Jersey.

We are an engaged and focused workforce, committed to ensuring we "keep the lights on" across the island and explore new ways of providing energy and related services to islanders. Working at Jersey Electricity means you are part of an inclusive team of nearly 400 diverse employees across a number of business sectors from the distribution of energy to Retail and Commercial services.



We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile will be guaranteed an interview.

Whatever your role with us, you will find the support you need to develop in a long-term career and work with many long-serving employees to help us achieve our vision.

Being an employee of Jersey Electricity, you will:Share in the success of ground-breaking projects to electrify the island; Be part of a highly skilled and developing workforce; Participate in company-wide wellbeing initiatives; Develop both professionally and personally in a supportive environment; Benefit from a competitive rewards and compensation package; Help us develop our engaged, diverse and innovative workforce;

What our employees say:

"The employees, and the support from colleagues who I work with on a day to day basis, are helpful and friendly making it an attractive place to work"
"Great team with a manager who understands outside life and flexibility when needed"
"Real sense of purpose to enable life's essentials in Jersey - and real ability to make a difference to support a low carbon world"
"I think JE is a great place to work with fantastic people, variety of career opportunities , lots of challenges and great values"
"It's a really good company to work for, highly recommended to anyone to join Jersey Electricity"
"It's a great team with some really kind people who will often go the extra mile. Also great to work somewhere that is so crucial to island life and knowing that if we do our jobs well it benefits everyone"