Customer Service Advisor

Base Location: Havant (Penner Road)

Salary: £29,504-£34,757 and a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Office based 12-month fixed term contract Full Time, 37 hours per week, 08:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday

We are looking for Customer Service Advisors to join our team!

As a Customer Service Advisor, you'll support a wide range of customers via phone and email who are applying for new electricity connections or requesting changes to the electricity network. This could include homeowners building their new home and needing a new connection, or property developers coordinating the relocation of existing cables as part of larger construction projects.

You'll play a key role in guiding customers through the end to end process. Helping them understand their application, outlining next steps, and providing clear, proactive updates on the progress of their project. Your support will ensure customers feel informed, reassured, and confident throughout their journey.

We're looking for customer focused individuals to join our Connections Application teams, where you'll help deliver a smooth and positive experience for every customer we serve.

You will:

• Provide customers with advice on application registrations and next best steps.
• Manage customer accounts by providing project updates.
• Attempt to resolve complaints at the first point of contact.
• Manage issues that arise for the customer and liaising with the wider business to resolve these.

You have:

• Previous experience in customer service is essential for this role but other than that, we are simply looking for people who have a desire to learn and love to talk with customers.
• You should be customer focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do. You'll be the voice of the customer in this role, so it's important you can champion what they need.
• You should enjoy problem solving and be able to absorb a lot of information.
• There are some technical aspects of this role that our amazing team will support and train you in, so it's important that you have a thirst for knowledge and enjoy learning new things.

Due to expected high levels of interest, this advert may close before the stated deadline.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact / to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.