Street Lighting Electrician

Leicester City Council; Leicester; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 39.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Training & development opportunities

Discounts on city buses and trains

Resumo da vaga

Leicester City Council is seeking a skilled electrician to join the street lighting and traffic sign operations team. Based at St Margaret's Depot, you will install, commission and maintain lighting columns, signs and festive decorations, diagnose faults, and test highway electrical installations as part of a dedicated public lighting service.

The role requires Level 2 Electrical installation, experience on the Highway, working at height, and a safety-focused approach.

Qualificações

• Experience installing and maintaining electrical lighting systems on the Highway.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety plans including risk assessments on site.
• Ability to diagnose faults, join cables and test highway electrical installations.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain, commission and install street lighting equipment and traffic signs.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults and test cables.
• Ensure vehicles/plant are maintained and operated safely and in compliance with policies.

Conhecimentos

Electrical installation

Highways Lighting

Health & Safety

Risk assessments

Working at height

Problem solving

Formação

Level 2 Electrical installation

Descrição da vaga

Reference: REQ8748

Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent Play a key role in the effective running of the city's street lighting and traffic sign operations. Public lighting has become a high profile and relied upon service by the citizens of Leicester. We are a team of specialists responsible for the effective running of the city's street lighting and traffic sign operations and this is a fantastic opportunity to join our site operations team, to use your electrical knowledge and skills to provide the support needed to continue our goal of providing an effective and efficient delivery of the Public Lighting operation. You'll be a valued member of the operations team which includes both street lighting electricians and general lighting operatives and you'll be expected to provide some guidance to any non-electrically qualified team member. You'll provided with the vehicles, tools and plant needed to ensure you can carry out your role efficiently and safely. You will be required to work towards HERS/HEA accreditation and attend any relevant courses as required. Based at St Margaret's Depot, you'll be part of a team that works at sites throughout in the city installing, commissioning, and maintaining all aspects of public lighting infrastructure, including a comprehensive annual festive decorations programme. This is a Full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. On occasions you will be required to work additional hours according to the needs of the service.

What you’ll be doing

Your primary role will be to maintain, commission and install street lighting equipment including lighting columns, traffic signs, highways furniture and festive decorations. You’ll be diagnosing and repairing electrical faults on all aspects of our new and existing electrical installations, including fault finding and jointing of underground network cables. You’ll terminate, joint and test lighting and power cables as well as test and inspect highway electrical installations. You’ll be required to complete relevant test certificates and documentation in compliance with current IET wiring regulations. You’ll ensure vehicles and plant are maintained in good working order and are clean and tidy. You’ll be responsible for making sure that all vehicles and equipment are operated safely and in accordance with local policy and procedures and Health and Safety responsibilities.

What you’ll need

You’ll have experience of installing and maintaining electrical lighting systems and working on the Highway, including working at height. With previous experience of working within Health and Safety plans that include risk assessments and identifying hazards on site, you’ll be qualified to Level 2 Electrical installation. You’ll have some experience and knowledge of Highways Lighting, Signing and associated works. As a proven problem solver, with the ability to use your initiative, you’ll be able to work collaboratively with the team to ensure Public Lighting and Traffic Sign projects are completed safely and in accordance with contract conditions.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

Region: Central

Location: Slater Street Depot

Salary: *GBP*36,581 - *GBP*39,481 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*53,457

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent