Cable Puller

Main job:
Pull, install, and manage HV/LV cables through ducts, cable trays, and containment on an Energy-from-Waste new build site.

Key Responsibilities Cable installation:
Pull main power, control, and instrumentation cables using winches, rollers, and pulling socks

Cable management:
Dress, route, clip, and label cables to spec and BS 7671 / BS 5839

Containment:
Work with cable tray, basket, trunking, and duct systems

Safety:
Follow permit-to-work, LOTO, and EfW site safety rules. Watch for pinch points and manual handling risks

Testing support:
Assist electricians with continuity, IR, and cable schedule checks

Site discipline:
Keep work areas tidy, store materials correctly

Requirements – UK 2026

Quals: CSCS Labourer or ECS Labourer card minimum. ECS Trainee Electrician card preferred

Experience:

1-2 years cable pulling on industrial/commercial sites. EfW, power station, or data centre experience is a plus

Skills:

Manual handling, basic tool use, reading cable schedules, teamwork

Safety: SSSTS or SMSTS an advantage. Confined space awareness useful on EfW sites

Typical DayAM:
Toolbox talk, RAMS review, collect materials

Work:
Set rollers, pull cable runs, terminate tails, label

PM:
Tidy containment, update cable logs, handover to electricians