Routine Maintenance Highways Electrician

E.ON; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Generous pension

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

Flexible benefits

Job summary

E.ON is seeking a permanent Routine Maintenance Highways Electrician to cover the North West, based in Rochdale. You will perform routine and non-routine street lighting maintenance, testing, and fault finding across the Oldham and Rochdale contract, with opportunities for regional project work.

The role requires Level 2/3 Highway Electrical qualifications, driving licence, and IPAF, with training to contact DNO/iDNO networks. A strong safety focus and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Level 2/Level 3 Highway Electrical experience or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Highway Electrical Work or similar qualification.
• 714 Initial & Periodic Electrical Inspection & Testing.
• 210 Working near DNO/iDNO equipment.
• First Aid at work and Manual Handling.
• G39 and BS7671 Level 3 Electrical Installations.

Responsibilities

• Routine electrical street lighting maintenance and installation.
• Non-routine street lighting maintenance including fault finding and repairs.
• Electrical testing of private cable networks.
• Electrical installations on new and existing apparatus.
• Driving and operating company vehicles as required.
• Carry out risk assessments and follow company policies.
• Work solo or as part of a team; supervise where needed.
• Attend emergencies as required.
• Use handheld devices to record information.
• Maintain safe standards during delivery of work.
• Meet productivity expectations and team objectives.
• Manage installation, repair and maintenance of highway electrical assets across regions.
• Be flexible to work at multiple sites across a wide area.

Skills

Highways electrical work

Electrical inspection & testing

Fault finding

Driving licence

IPAF licence

Education

Level 2 & Level 3 Highway Electrical

NVQ Level 3 in Highway Electrical Work

714 Initial & Periodic Electrical Inspection & Testing

210 Working near DNO/iDNO equipment

First Aid at work

104 Manual Handling

G39

BS7671 : 2018 Level 3 Award for Electrical Installations

Full UK driving licence up to 3.5t (ideally 7.5t)

IPAF licence

Tools

ECS Card

IPAF licence

Job description

We are looking for a permanent Highways Electrician to join our team based at Rochdale covering the North West.

Routine Maintenance Highways Electrician

Here’s what you'll be doing

Location: Rochdale/North West

Salary: £40,208

We operate one of the largest streetlights contracting businesses in the UK, with a large presence in the Midlands and the North West. As well as providing new installations for most of the UK’s housing developers, we also work for the majority of the local authorities in our areas. Right now, we’re looking for a Highways Electrician to join our E.ON Utility Solutions team based in Rochdale.

In this role, you'll be responsible for carrying out the routine maintenance, inspection and electrical testing of street lighting and highway electrical assets across the Oldham and Rochdale Street Lighting PFI contract. You'll also support the installation, wiring and maintenance of street lighting and other highway electrical equipment, as well as undertaking fault finding, periodic electrical testing of underground cable networks and testing of individual electrical assets. Following training, you'll have the opportunity to carry out limited connections to DNO, IDNO and PCN networks.

Based primarily across the North West of England, you'll work as part of a skilled team helping to keep our street lighting infrastructure safe, reliable and operational. There may also be opportunities to support projects in other regions when required.

Responsibilities include

• Routine electrical street lighting maintenance and installation.
• Non-routine electrical street lighting maintenance including fault finding and repairs.
• Electrical testing of private cable networks
• Electrical installations on new and exisitng apparatus.
• Driving and operating company vehicles appropriate to the role.
• Carry out risk assessments and work to company policies and procedures.
• Work on own initiative or as part of a team and supervision of a working party.
• Attending emergencies as required.
• Use of hand held electronic devices to record information.
• Maintain safe standards throughout the delivery of work
• Delivery of work to maintain productivity expectations.
• Contribute to deliver team objectives.
• Delivery of work associated with the installation repair and maintenance of highways electrical assets in and out of core regional geographic area.
• Flexible to work on multiple sites across a wide geographic area.

What we need from you

• Level 2 and level 3 certificate in Highway Electrical work or equivalent qualification, such as C&G 236 part 1 and 2.
• NVQ Level 3 in Highway Electrical Work.
• 714 Initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection & Testing of installations
• 210 Working in the vicinity of DNO / iDNO equipment
• First Aid at work
• 104 Manual Handling
• G39
• BS7671 : 2018 Level 3 Award for Electrical Installations.
• A current full UK driving licence up to and including 3.5t, ideally 7.5t or higher
• A current IPAF licence.

It would be great if you had

• HERS Portfolio
• ECS Card
• A current NRSWA (New Roads & Street Works Act) qualification – units 1-6 & 8

Here’s what you need to know

• Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive - As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.

E.ON is committed to being an inclusive employer. We recognise that everyone is different and we aim to provide a working environment where each person feels respected, valued and able to achieve their full potential. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please just let us know.

At a glance

Reference no.: 245156

Closing date: 06/11/2026 Salary: £40,208

About us

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.