Mobile Level Access Operative

JOB TITLE:

Mobile High-Level Access Operative

LOCATIONS:

London Fire Brigade and wider ABM locations

SHIFT PATTERN:

Monday to Friday 8 – 5

SALARY: TBC

ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE

• Join a three-person mobile high-level access team supporting reactive repairs, remedial works, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and additional works across the London Fire Brigade estate and, where required, wider ABM locations.
• Transport, position, erect, inspect, dismantle and use mobile access towers within the limits of competence, manufacturer instructions and approved RAMS. The proposed fleet includes two Youngman Mini Max towers providing approximately 7.8 m working height and two existing ABM towers providing approximately 4.5 m working height.
• Provide controlled access support to specialist engineers, including electrical, gas, air-conditioning, fabric and other competent trades. The access operative is responsible for the access activity and support; the specialist engineer remains responsible for the technical trade work.
• Work in accordance with the Work at Height Regulations 2005, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, PUWER 1998, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, relevant manufacturer instructions, LFB requirements and ABM safe systems of work.
• Prepare or contribute to task-specific risk assessments and method statements for each work order, covering access arrangements, site set‑up, working methods, second‑person requirements, emergency arrangements and rescue planning. RAMS must receive supervisory review and approval before work starts.
• Plan and prioritise mobile access activity using geographic batching and coordinated scheduling to improve response, productivity, vehicle utilisation and service resilience, while releasing existing LFB personnel from access‑support duties where it is safe and operationally appropriate.
• Complete accurate access, inspection, RAMS, photographic, time and defect records so that work is auditable, compliant, capable of being closed promptly and available for contract reporting and cost recovery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend planned, reactive, remedial, PPM and additional works where a tower or other controlled access arrangement is required, confirming the required working height, equipment configuration, ground conditions and site constraints before work begins.
• Transport access equipment securely in the assigned Nissan Primastar L2 van, using suitable racking, tie‑down points and load‑securing arrangements. Complete vehicle and load checks before travel and report any defect or unsafe condition.
• Carry out pre‑use checks, assemble and dismantle towers in accordance with the manufacturer instructions and approved configuration, and complete the required inspection after assembly and before first use.
• Maintain inspection records, report defects, quarantine unsafe equipment and ensure periodic inspections are completed where required, including after alteration, adverse weather, exceptional circumstances or other events affecting stability.
• Coordinate with the specialist engineer, site representative, scheduler, supervisor and other trades to agree access, exclusion zones, permits, isolations, public protection, traffic management and the timing of the technical work.
• Ensure every work order is supported by suitable task‑specific RAMS and that the RAMS clearly states whether lone working is permitted, when a second competent person is mandatory, how contact is maintained and how emergency or rescue arrangements will be managed.
• Do not undertake specialist trade work unless separately trained, competent and authorised. Do not work alone at height where the manufacturer instructions, RAMS, risk assessment or task controls require a second competent…