Electrician

VolkerWessels UK; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure contractor in Bridgwater is seeking an experienced Electrician to join their maintenance team. Responsibilities include electrical installations, repairs, and planned maintenance. The ideal candidate will have qualifications in electrical installation and experience in highways traffic management. This role offers competitive salary and benefits including private medical care and annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave plus additional day off on birthday

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Responsible for electrical installations.
• Conduct repairs and planned maintenance.
• Handle new installation works.

Skills

Electrical Installation

Test & Inspection

Traffic Management

Street Lighting

Health and Safety

Manual Handling

Education

City & Guilds Electrical Installation

2391 Test & Inspection

G39

SWQR

MEWP

ECS Health and Safety Test

First Aid (Appointed Person)

Electrical Competence

Job description

VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities.

We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts.

We have a superb opportunity for an Electrician to join our VolkerHighways maintenance team working across Somerset and the surrounding area. You will be responsible for electrical installations, repairs, planned maintenance and new installations works.

About you

We are interested in candidates who have experience working on the Highways Traffic Management and Street Lighting contracts, ideally with the following qualifications:

• City & Guilds Electrical Installation.
• 2391 Test & Inspection
• G39
• SWQR
• MEWP
• ECS Health and Safety Test
• First Aid (Appointed Person)
• Manual Handling
• Electrical Competence

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work for us?

VolkerHighways is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerHighways are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all