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(Please review all information in advert)\nWho this scheme is for?\nThis opportunity is ideal if you’re currently working in - or have experience in - areas such as:\nConstruction or civil engineering\nMechanical trades\nTelecoms, utilities, rail or highways\nScaffolding, rope access, wind or tower work\nArmed forces or other safety-critical environments\nHobbyist - Climbing\nYou don’t need previous overhead line experience - we’ll train you. 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On successful completion, you’ll progress into a permanent Overhead Linesperson role.\nWe have positions at any of the locations below:\nWest Boldon, South Tyneside\nStaythorpe, Newark On Trent\nBushbury, Wolverhampton\nStocking Pelham, Hertfordshire\nFleet, Hampshire\nIron Acton, Bristol\nSwansea\nPenwortham, Preston\nLeeds\nPentir, North Wales\nBramford, Ipswich\nNorthfleet, Kent\nWhat you’ll do as an Overhead Linesperson\nAt National Grid Overhead Linesperson’s play a critical role at the heart of the UK’s electricity transmission system, carrying out hands-on work high above the ground. 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