Business Services Administrator Powercare

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This Business Services Administrator will report to Business Support & Scheduling Manager and will work within Network Operations based in our Canterbury / Maidstone / Ashford . You will be permanent employee in our Powercare team.

You will attract a salary of 30870 per annum and a bonus of 3%.

Closing date : 4th March 2026

This role offers hybrid working after training is completed and autonamy established. 3 days in the office 2 days remote.

All applications will be reviewed after the close date.

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 22 days annual Leave
• Personal Pension Plan Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
• Supplier discounts such as O2 EE Vauxhall cars etc.
• Discounted access to sports and social clubs
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Heatlh care

Job role

As the Business Services Administrator you will ensure the safe and effective running of all direct and contractor field resources for a range of work types including Small Service Connections and Fault activity thereby ensuring full utilisation of the resources. It will be necessary to update all scheduling tools and other in-house IT systems.

A large part of the role includes working with Operational teams to ensure that delivery target are meet achieving great Customer satisfaction for Network Operations EPN South East & London Regions.

UK Power Networks have 90 offices across the three electricity distribution networks in London the East of England and the South East. We also build operate and maintain private electricity networks for external clients such as BAA and London Underground. We manage the network and maintain assets handling voltages from LV through 11kV and up to 132kV

Knowledge skills qualifications & experience required:

• Previous experience within a customer service environment
• Good telephone skills
• Good level PC literacy and use a variety of systems with fast and accurate keyboard skills
• Team working The drive and ability to work co-operatively with others to achieve shared goals and increase the contribution of all members of the team
• Flexible attitude to work and working hours
• Work with other staff and other teams within UK Power Networks and external partners
• Experience within a similar role would be advantageous

Please Note: Internal candidates are eligible to apply for internal positions once they have successfully completed any contractual probationary period.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken i.e. public visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment and particularly where there are legal requirements employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height or use fall arrest devices there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application please contact us at quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.