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Highways Lighting Operative
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Job Title
Highways Lighting Operative
Base Location
Newcastle/North Tyneside
Salary
From £25,877 - £27,011 + Time Incentive Management (TIM) Bonus Scheme, and a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing. All PPE and work van to utilise during working hours.
Working Pattern
37 Hours per week, Permanent | Full Time – Once Fully Qualified, you can also take part in ‘On-call’ rotas which attract additional payments
Attractive working hours of Mon-Thurs 0700 – 1530hrs and Fridays 0700 – 1200hrs.
Enerveo is one of the UK’s leading Highways Electrical contractors, delivering full-service street lighting and highway electrical solutions for local authorities and infrastructure partners. With expertise in lighting design, installation, project management, maintenance and the integration of smart technologies, we manage over one million street lights across the UK and help towns and cities become safer, smarter, greener and more efficient.
Could you be our next Highways Lighting Operative to join the team and drive this success forwards?
One of the great things about joining us as a Highway Lighting Operative is that we can take on experienced Operatives (desirable) who already hold all the relevant qualifications, as well as those who are looking to transfer from other roles that are based in Highways or in Construction.
What will I be doing in this role?
- As a Highways Lighting Operative, you will be responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of highway lighting systems such as streetlights, traffic signs and other street furniture.
- Changing, painting and testing of equipment to prevent any future issues.
- Your primary goal will be to fix any faulty equipment quickly to ensure the safe and efficient functioning of lighting infrastructure to enhance visibility and road safety for drivers and pedestrians.
- Working to strict safety guidelines and regulations
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What do I need to be successful in the role?
We are looking for you to bring your previous experience working in the electrical/construction industry, we would also love you to have:
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot electrical issues efficiently.
- Able to use a hand-held tablet to receive jobs and log repair reports.
- Excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all maintenance tasks.
- The ability to use tools to dig and install streetlighting columns
- A lot of this role will be working at height, so you need to be comfortable with working in a MEWP (a cherry picker) at heights that could be up to 12 Meters above ground.
- Physical fitness and the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions and at heights, using appropriate safety equipment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with team members and effective interaction with stakeholders and the public.
- You must have a full UK driving licence.
Some of our ‘nice to haves’ are:
- IPAF or PASMA certification
- In date CSCS/ECS card
- G39 Electrical Safety Training
- Class 2 HGV licence would be a benefit
- Experience in public lighting, highways maintenance, or infrastructure works
- Knowledge on extracting information from utility drawings.
- Installation of lighting columns and associated groundwork
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Next Steps
All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
Enerveo are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact recruitment@enerveo.com
If we make you a job offer, before commencing employment with us, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic DBS. Enerveo are committed to offering fair opportunities to those with previous criminal convictions and will consider each case on its individual circumstances.
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