Highways Lighting Operative

ENERVEO LIMITED; Watford; Presencial; GBP 28.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

On-call payments

Disability Confident employer

Descripción de la vacante

Enerveo LIMITED is seeking a Highways Lighting Operative to maintain Dorset’s street lighting and related infrastructure from Piddlehinton Depot. You’ll balance planned works with reactive fault response, travelling across a wide area on a full‑time schedule.

The role requires a safety‑conscious, hands‑on professional with an electrical background; driving licence is essential and on‑call duties with standby payments apply.

Formación

• Background in electrical or outdoor utility work.
• Willingness to learn and work safely.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Experience in street lighting, fibre, civils, construction, utilities helpful.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain street lighting infrastructure including lamps, signs and subways.
• Respond to faults and perform reactive maintenance.
• Carry out planned maintenance and lamp changes.
• Safely operate MEWPs and work at heights up to 12 m+.

Conocimientos

Safety awareness

Working at height

Full UK driving licence

Educación

NVQ Level 2

AM2

City and Guilds 2391

G39 Safe Isolation Training

Descripción del empleo

Your work will be a mix of planned and reactive maintenance, so no two days are likely to be exactly the same. You'll help respond to issues as they arise while also carrying out scheduled works to keep the network in good condition. The work you do will directly support our commitments to our clients and the communities we serve, making a real difference to the safety, reliability and experience of road users every day. In a typical day you might be:

• Maintaining our streetlighting infrastructure, including streetlights, illuminated signs and subways, carrying out lamp changes, visual inspections and testing. Working alongside teams responsible for electrical connections and installations for new streetlighting infrastructure. Carrying out fault diagnosis, repairs and maintenance to identify and resolve issues efficiently. Operating mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) safely and effectively where required. Providing an excellent level of service to our clients, customers and members of the public, representing Enerveo professionally at all times. Working in accordance with strict health, safety and environmental standards, policies, procedures and relevant legislation. Following safe systems of work and ensuring all activities are completed safely, efficiently and to the required standard. Working collaboratively with colleagues, clients and other contractors to ensure works are delivered on time and with minimal disruption.
  We're open to candidates from a range of backgrounds, so don't worry if you haven't worked in streetlighting before. You may have experience in fibre, civils, construction, utilities or another hands‑on outdoor industry. For us, the right attitude, a willingness to learn and an awareness of working safely are just as important as formal qualifications. Be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions throughout the year. Be confident working at height, including working from a MEWP at heights of 12m+. Have a full UK manual driving licence, as you'll be travelling across a wide geographical area. Be safety-conscious and understand the importance of following safe systems of work and industry regulations. Have a practical, hands‑on approach and be willing to learn new skills and develop your knowledge of streetlighting. Be a reliable team player who takes pride in delivering a high standard of work. Be comfortable working in a role where every day can be different, from planned maintenance to responding to faults and reactive work. Some of our 'nice to haves' are: An electrical background and will have completed NVQ Level 2- this will be needed to achieve the higher end of the salary bracket. IPAF/PASMA working at heights training. A good knowledge of the 18th Edition. If you are qualified to AM2, City and Guilds 2391 qualification. Completion of G39/Safe Isolation Training.
  Embark on a Journey with Enerveo: Crafting Excellence for Over 25 Years! 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?In this role, you'll play an important part in a team responsible for keeping Dorset's roads safe, well lit and operating as they should.
  Base Location: Piddlehinton Depot to Cover Dorset. - Working Pattern: Full Time (37 Hours), Monday - Thursday 7:30am-3.30pm, Friday 7:30am-3pm. Participation in an 'on call' rota will be required with additional payments for standby and call outs.
  Enerveo are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible.
  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.
  How We Review Your Application: At Enerveo, your application is reviewed by People, not AI . We do not use AI tools for CV screening or for any other purpose in our recruitment process.
  - Your application will first be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition (TA) team.
  - If your experience and skills look to align with the role's requirements, your application will then be forwarded to the Hiring Manager for further review.
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