Apprentice Linesperson Level 3

Apprenticeship Preventx Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - GBP 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing infrastructure company in the UK is offering an apprenticeship for overhead power lines maintenance, aiming to cultivate future professionals in electrical engineering. Candidates will gain essential skills in the construction and repair of power lines while learning to work safely at heights. The role includes using specialist tools and machinery. The company values safety and collaboration and offers a structured training environment alongside experienced mentors.

Benefits

Hands-on experience on real projects

Supportive mentors

Qualifications

• Interest in building a long-term career in electrical engineering, power systems, or infrastructure networks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the construction and repair of overhead power lines.
• Learn to work safely at heights using climbing equipment.
• Support fault-finding and essential network repairs.
• Use tools to secure line components.

Skills

Physical fitness

Job description

You’ll assist with the construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead power lines while learning to work safely at heights using specialist climbing and lifting equipment. You’ll support inspections, fault‑finding, and essential network repairs, using tools and machinery to install, replace, and secure line components.

• Assist with the construction, maintenance, and repair of overhead power lines
• Learn to work safely at heights using specialist climbing and lifting equipment
• Support inspections, fault‑finding, and essential network repairs
• Use tools and machinery to install, replace, and secure line components

Anyone looking to build a long‑term future in electrical engineering, power systems, or infrastructure networks.

About the Training

Power Industry Overhead Linesperson Level 3.

About the Employer

OCU Group is one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies, delivering complex projects across power, utilities, water, and digital infrastructure. With sales growing five-fold to £1.1bn over the last five years, we are expanding both organically and through acquisitions, including recent growth in Australia and New Zealand.

For experienced professionals, OCU offers meaningful responsibility, the chance to influence delivery, and career progression in a business that invests in capability, autonomy, and high performance.

For those starting their careers, we provide structured routes through apprenticeships, graduate programmes, and training academies, with hands‑on experience on real projects and supportive mentors to help you learn and progress.

We value safety, integrity, collaboration, and doing things properly and we support people who want to make a tangible impact.

Skills Required

• Physical fitness

Training Provider

EA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Course/Training

Power industry overhead linesperson (level 3)