Highways Electrician

Embark on a Journey with Enerveo: Crafting Excellence for Over 25 Years! Enerveo is one of the largest contracting businesses in the UK, offering a broad scope of services including mechanical, electrical, test and inspection services, as well as street lighting.

Base Location: Barnstaple

Salary: From £33,849 depending on skills and experience and working hours - Time Incentive Management (TIM) Bonus Scheme, plus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent Role, Full Time, Monday – Friday, 42 hours. Overtime paid at a premium rate.

Enerveo have an extensive street lighting business that manages over 1 million streetlights across the UK and Ireland and through design, project management, consultancy, installation, and maintenance we play a major role in reducing energy consumption and carbon footprints helping towns and cities become smarter, greener, and more efficient which benefits us all.

Could you be our next Street Lighting/Highways Electrician to join the team and drive the Newcastle team forwards?

What will I be doing in this role?

• This role is for Street Lighting Electrician to join our team. This team is responsible for the ongoing streetlighting works in Newcastle/North Tyneside on a long term contract.
• Maintaining our streetlighting infrastructure including but not limited to streetlights, signs, and subways including lamp changes, visual inspections, and electrical testing.
• Carry out electrical connections to new street lighting infrastructure.
• Carry out fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Ensuring we deliver outstanding service to our clients and the general public.
• Operating a mobile elevated working platform (MEWP).
• Attending the emergency standby rota, which consists of being on call to attend emergency call outs out of hours Monday to Sunday.
• Working to strict safety guidelines and regulations.

What do I need to be successful in the role?

• You will have an electrical background and will have completed an apprenticeship achieving an NVQ Level 3.
• Be able to work as part of a Team and to be able to work alone when job requires.
• We work in all weathers! So, you need to be the type of person who is happy working outdoors all year round.
• A lot of this role will be working at height, so you need to be comfortable with working in a MEWP above the ground more than 12m.
• We do need you to have a full UK Driving Licence as we cover a wide range of locations.

Some of our ‘nice to haves’ are:

• We would look for you to hold IPAF/PASMA working at heights training.
• It would be a benefit if you have a good knowledge of the 18th Edition.
• If you are qualified to AM2, City and Guilds 2391 qualification this would be a benefit but not essential.
• Completion of a G39 Electrical Safety in the planning, installation, commissioning and maintenance of public lighting and other street furniture training Course.
• An HGV Class 2 Licence.

We can however support the right candidate to achieve any level of industry training/qualifications they may not have in the ‘nice to have’ list.

Here at Enerveo, we know that some applicants don’t apply unless they think they tick all the boxes- but we are saying don’t worry! We would much rather see your application than risk missing out on your potential! We know our strength comes from our differences and shared life experiences so we are committed to offering a safe work environment, where individuals are respected.

What are the benefits for me?

We know it's not all about the money, so why not take a look at our benefits to see what we can offer you?

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.