Street Lighting Electrician

Wigan Council; Hindley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Wigan Council is seeking a Street Lighting electrician to maintain over 36,000 lighting columns across the borough. You will perform electrical testing, fault repairs and respond to emergency call outs, while also maintaining street furniture and seasonal festive lights.

After training you will join a standby rota with standby pay and overtime prospects. The role requires teamwork, reliability, and good IT skills to manage the council’s street lighting database.

Qualifications

• Experience as an electrician in street lighting is preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a team and alone when required.
• Good IT skills to maintain the street lighting database.
• Eligible to work in the UK with valid status.

Responsibilities

• Maintain over 36,000 street lighting columns across the borough.
• Carry out electrical testing, fault repairs and emergency call outs.
• Maintain street furniture and install/remove festive lights as required.
• Join a standby rota after training to attend emergencies.

Skills

Electrical testing

Fault finding

Emergency calls

IT skills

Teamwork

Lone working

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Salary: Grade 6 £30,515 - £33,673 per annum + Standby

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Makerfeild Way Depot, Ince

Your role:

Working enthusiastically and professionally as a Street Lighting electrician you will be on the front line working to maintain over 36,000 street lighting columns over the borough. You will carry out routine tasks such as Electrical testing, fault repairs and emergency call outs. You will also be responsible for maintaining all aspects of street furniture as well as play a key role in the installation and removal of the festive lights during the season. Following initial training you will enter onto a Standby Rota to attend emergency call outs that offers a generous standby payment and overtime.

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual who will enjoy working as part of a team and occasional lone working maybe required. You must be self-motivated, with good interpersonal and communication skills. We are also looking for an individual who is flexible and with good IT skills in order to maintain the council’s database system for street lighting.

About us:

You will join a hard working Street Lighting team, and will for the majority of your tasks be paired with a Street Lighting operative. The street lighting team has in the past proudly won multiple awards as best performer at APSE (Association for Public Excellence). We do get involved in some aspects of other electrical work within the council as well as our routine day to day tasks.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer

Wigan Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. As part of this commitment, Wigan Council operates robust Safer Recruitment procedures.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Chris Pennington on: 01942 489323 or [e-mail]
Priority Candidates Interview date: 6th October 2026
All other Candidates: 7th October 2026