Workshop Supervisor - Street Lighting

Durham County Council; North East; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the North East is seeking a Building Labourer to assist in managing street lighting operations. The role involves organizing resources, providing technical assistance, and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. Ideal candidates should possess relevant qualifications such as G39 Safe Electrical Practices and NVQ level 3 in electrical installation. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working arrangements and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days

Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working

Qualifications

• G39 (Safe Electrical Practices Public Lighting Equipment) to comply with Electricity at work Reg’s.
• 18th Edition Wiring Reg’s.
• 2391 Test and Inspection.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in electrical installation (C&G 2357).

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing street lighting workshop operations.
• Organise and control resources for assigned projects.
• Liaise with Construction Manager for resource planning.
• Provide technical assistance to workshop personnel.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.

Job description

SalaryCraft Pay (for Building Labourer category)
Basic salary £24,790 p.a.
Plus 50% IOA on basic salary £12,395 p.a.
Also paid tool allowance £37.93 per month?

To assist in ensuring the timely completion of works operation so as to achieve the optimum balance of customer and employee satisfaction together with achieving the Services financial objectives.

What is involved?

• To assist in ensuring the effective and efficient management of the street lighting workshop at Meadowfield, assist also with Morrison Busty and Hackworth and in accordance with the County Council’s Policies and Procedures.
• To organise and control resources required on a day-to-day basis for those projects assigned to the postholder.
• To identify and plan resource requirements as necessary and liaise with the Construction Manager / Maintenance Manager (Street Lighting) and accordingly.
• Assist in compliance with WEEE directive.
• Keep workshop tidy and ensure access only by authorised persons.
• To have an understanding and experience of contract procedures and to ensure compliance with contractual requirements in regards works materials and parts plus recording of non compliance.
• To provide technical assistance to workshop personnel and workforce.
• To maintain accurate workshop records, monitor progress and report accordingly to the Construction Manager/Maintenance Manager.
• To ensure full compliance with Health and Safety Legislation and all statutory obligations relevant to projects and services assigned.
• To liaise with Customers, Public Utilities and companies.
• To assist the Construction/Maintenance Manager, and Street Lighting and Operational Support Manager in the development of the skills of the workshop personnel identifying training needs and implementing training procedures.
• To ensure full compliance with procedures relating to the Operator’s Licence for vehicles and plant under the postholder’s control.
• To ensure full compliance with Quality System requirements and a high standard of customer care.
• All employees are expected to actively promote continuous improvement in service quality and to be fully involved in the implementation of quality systems and techniques.
• To ensure security of the workshop premises and plant and test equipment.
• Assist managers with the implementation of all calibration for all relevant tools and equipment.
• To carry out such other duties which may be allocated from time to time, and which are commensurate with the grading of the post.
• Ability to assist with out of hours emergency and non-planned works.

We encourage you to contact Paul Gleadow via email at [e-mail] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

What will I need?

• G39 (Safe Electrical Practices Public Lighting Equipment) to comply with Electricity at work Reg’s.
• 18th Edition Wiring Reg’s.
• 2391 Test and Inspection
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent in electrical installation (C&G 2357)

If successful, you will be required to undertake and pass an in-house driving assessment as part of our pre-employment checks before any offer of appointment can be confirmed.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Thursday 5 February 2026.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

Our offer to you

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits-if-you-work-for-us. Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

We welcome applications from disabled people and those who are or consider themselves to be neurodivergent.

How to apply

Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the Person Specification section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted. For guidance on completing your application, visit our website https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2083/How-to-apply-for-a-job-with-us.

If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, (option 4) or via email [e-mail].

All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from [e-mail]. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates.

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