Highway Operative

Enerveo; Newquay; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Enerveo in Newquay is seeking a hands-on Highways Operative to join our team. You will work outdoors across various locations, carrying out cleaning and maintenance of street technology assets, CCTV, cameras and other highway equipment, ensuring safety and reliability for our clients and the public.

The role is full-time, 37 hours, Monday to Friday, with standby shifts after training and additional pay for call outs.

Qualifications

• Practical, hands-on approach to work in outdoor and varied environments.
• Strong focus on health and safety procedures and accurate reporting.
• Ability to work independently and travel between sites using a car.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned cleaning and maintenance on technology and highway assets.
• Clean and maintain CCTV, ANPR cameras, and parking machines.
• Remove debris from assets to keep them clean and accessible.
• Support fault repairs and installation of electrical equipment including CCTV.
• Carry out basic equipment checks and report faults or damage.
• Work outdoors in all weather and travel between locations as required.
• Follow health and safety procedures and maintenance schedules.

Skills

Practical

Reliability

Attention to detail

Health & safety awareness

Full UK driving licence

Willingness to learn

Job description

Embark on a Journey with Enerveo: Crafting Excellence for Over 25 Years!

Job Title: Highways Operative

Base Location: Newquay (PL25 4DS)

Salary: £26,711- plus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Full Time (37 Hours) , Monday - Friday 8am-4pm. Once fully trained you will join a standby rota (currently 1 in 6 weeks) which will attract additional payments for standby duties and call outs.

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 Operative to join the team and drive this success forwards?

What will I be doing in this role?

In this role, you'll play an important part in keeping a range of technology and infrastructure assets clean, well maintained, safe and operational. This includes security and ANPR cameras, CCTV equipment, parking machines and other technology used by our clients and the communities they serve.

You’ll work across a variety of locations, from outdoor environments and the highway to customer and business sites. The role is hands-on and practical, and you’ll be working in different environments and weather conditions as you travel between sites.

The work you do will help keep these important assets operating effectively, looking their best and providing a reliable service for our clients and their customers every day.

In a typical day, you could expect to be;

• Carrying out planned cleaning and maintenance activities on a range of technology and infrastructure assets, ensuring work is completed safely, to a high standard and on time.
• Cleaning and maintaining equipment such as security and ANPR cameras, CCTV, and parking machines.
• Removing stickers, graffiti, posters, dirt and other debris from assets to keep them clean, presentable and accessible.
• Supporting fault repairs and installation of electrical equipment including CCTV
• Carrying out basic checks of equipment and reporting any damage, faults or issues that may require further attention.
• Working outdoors in a range of weather conditions, as well as at indoor and customer locations, depending on the work required.
• Following all relevant health and safety procedures, site requirements and planned maintenance schedules.
• Working independently while travelling between locations, while also working closely with colleagues and customers when required.

What do I need to be successful in the role?

You don't need to have experience of working on every type of equipment we'll be maintaining. What's important is that you're practical, reliable and willing to learn.

• Be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions and in a range of different environments.
• Enjoy practical, hands‑on work and take pride in keeping equipment clean, safe and well maintained.
• Be confident working with technology and equipment, with the ability to follow instructions and learn how different assets work.
• Have good attention to detail and be able to spot and report damage, faults or anything that doesn't look right.
• Be able to work independently, manage your workload and complete planned tasks safely and on time.
• Have a strong focus on health and safety and always follow the correct procedures when working on or around equipment.
• Be reliable, organised and professional when working at different locations and around customers and members of the public.
• Be willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge of the different equipment and assets you'll be working with.
• Have a full UK driving licence, as you'll be travelling between different locations as part of the role.
• This role requires you to be vetted for access to airports and Police stations

Some of our nice to haves' are;

• Previous experience in a labouring, highways, construction or civils environment would be beneficial, although full training can be provided for the right candidate.
• Experience of working outdoors or in a physically demanding role would be an advantage.
• An understanding of health and safety requirements when working on or near the highway would be helpful, but isn't essential.

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?

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 [e-mail]

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.