Street Lighting Installation Operative (Crane)

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Hatton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility services provider in the UK is seeking individuals for street lighting roles involving reinstatement and installation tasks. Ideal candidates will possess an HGV Class 2 License and experience operating a crane, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety protocols. Join a culture that values diversity, development, and community engagement, where you'll receive training and a range of benefits including enhanced leave policies and health support.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Life assurance

Holiday purchase scheme

Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• G39 & MEWP category 1b is desirable but not essential.
• HGV Class 2 Licence is essential for this role.
• Training for Manual Handling and first aid will be provided if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Work on reinstatement of surfaces and excavation for equipment.
• Install street lighting electrical equipment and private cable networks.
• Report defects and ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements.

Skills

Experience operating a crane

NRSWA Unit 1-8 or equivalent

G39 & MEWP

Health & Safety compliance

Education

HGV Class 2 Licence

ECS Test and Part 1/Level 2 Electrical Qualification

Job description

Overview

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Highways, we're supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We don't just build roads and bridges, we're building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. You'll be joining our Street Lighting team in Peterborough! As a major supplier of specialist highway electrical services, our streetlighting teams maintain and design over 350,000 street lighting assets.

Company Culture

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet. We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations. We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life. Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Responsibilities

What you'll be doing: You'll work on reinstatement of surfaces, excavation for equipment, and installation of street lighting electrical equipment, private cable networks and feeder pillars, and report any defects. You'll complete and sign off jobs using PDAs/Tablets, and make sure works are completed in accordance with Health & Safety requirements. Are you tidy & organised? You'll have daily vehicle checks to keep vehicles clean & tidy! Are you friendly and approachable? You'll ensure the public is kept informed of works and not put in danger.

Qualifications

• G39 & MEWP category 1b is desirable but not essential
• G39 – Desirable
• You'll need NRSWA Unit 1‑8 or equivalent
• Experience operating a crane – essential for this role
• HGV Class 2 Licence – essential for this role
• Manual Handling and first aid – training will be provided if not already held
• ECS Test and Part 1/Level 2 Electrical Qualification – desirable but not essential

Benefits

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

Additional Information

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to third‑party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.