Street Lighting Installation and Repair Operative

Overview

Street Lighting Installation and Repair Operative

Location:

Congleton
Contract Type:
Permanent

We are looking for a dedicated Skilled Operative to join our team, delivering essential highway lighting maintenance across the Cheshire East Highways network. This role involves working on both existing highway electrical equipment and new installations, helping to keep our roads safe, well-lit, and fully operational.

As a Skilled Operative, you will play a key part in providing a high-quality service to our customers by carrying out maintenance tasks to a consistently high standard. You’ll be expected to follow clear instructions and work well within a team.

• Carry out a variety of skilled tasks including the installation and repair of street lights, illuminated traffic bollards and illuminated signs.
• Traffic management operations
• Provide instruction and mentor apprentices and trainees
• Assist with audits to ensure safety, quality and environmental standards are met
• Drive/operate vehicles and plant requiring general and specialist skills

• NVQ Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 in Highway Electrical Work Public Lighting (Desirable)
• Full UK Driving Licence with HGV
• Previous Street Lighting Experience
• Highway Electrical Registration Scheme Qualifications
• Ability to follow instructions and deliver the desired outcome safely and to the correct standards

The Company:
Ringway Jacobs is a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, Ringway Jacobs provides road network management solutions to local government. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We are committed to safe, sustainable service excellence through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we strive for equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on  or e-mail  Please note that you may need to create an account to continue your application. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process, please contact us directly.

We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses regarding speculative CVs or offering to assist with our vacancies.

Note on Benefits

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our RJ Rewards app
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme