Electrician

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Balfour Beatty have a fantastic & exciting opportunity for a Highway Electrician BBLP street lighting role to join UKCS Balfour Beatty Living Places team covering the North East Region.
Our role purpose is to Repair, maintenance, replacement, and installation of all associated illuminated street furniture which includes but not restricted to lighting columns, traffic signs, bollards and feeder pillars. Carrying out various tasks within the titled role ensuring that all H&S & Quality objectives and responsibilities are adhered.
A Full clean driving Licence (together with valid CPC if licenced for over 3.5t ) Street Lighting experience & and the ability to be able to work at various height levels is essential for this position.

What you’ll be doing

• Diagnose and repair faults on all types of highways illuminated street furniture as required.
• Carry out Street Lighting Electricity at Work Testing Programme, which involves performingunderground and above ground cable tests, in-line with laid down standards and goodindustry practice.
• Erect and maintain all street lighting apparatus in accordance with Industry Standards and the legal requirements of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the IEE Wiring Regulations 18th Edition.
• Complete comprehensive test and Inspection Certificates to the Balfour Beatty Test
• The electrician will be responsible for the operation of a small stock on the vehicle of lamps,tubes, photo electric cells, cut-outs, ignitors, capacitors etc.
• Capable by means of training and accreditation to remove DNO fuse carrier from street lighting installation.
• Locate fault, by use of specialist equipment, on underground cable network, excavate and repair cable.
• Drive and operate tower vehicle working within the safe operating limits of the mechanical boom.
• Tasks could include tree pruning or making safe roofing or other parts of buildings.

Who we’re looking for

What you’ll be doing

• Diagnose and repair faults on all types of highways illuminated street furniture as required.
• Carry out Street Lighting Electricity at Work Testing Programme, which involves performingunderground and above ground cable tests, in-line with laid down standards and goodindustry practice.
• Erect and maintain all street lighting apparatus in accordance with Industry Standards and the legal requirements of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the IEE Wiring Regulations 18th Edition.
• Complete comprehensive test and Inspection Certificates to the Balfour Beatty Test
• The electrician will be responsible for the operation of a small stock on the vehicle of lamps,tubes, photo electric cells, cut-outs, ignitors, capacitors etc.
• Capable by means of training and accreditation to remove DNO fuse carrier from street lighting installation.
• Locate fault, by use of specialist equipment, on underground cable network, excavate and repair cable.
• Drive and operate tower vehicle working within the safe operating limits of the mechanical boom.
• Tasks could include tree pruning or making safe roofing or other parts of buildings

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more