Electrician

Grade F Scp 17 £31,022 to Scp 23 £34,434

Contract Permanent

Essential Requirements, Current Valid UK Driving Licence, Qualifications Minimum

2 years’ experience in an engineering / street lighting environment, must have or be working to the following certificates: BS7671 IEE Wiring Regulations 16th Edition, NRSWA, IPAF VM26M, G39 Level 2, Category C1

Interview date to be confirmed

For further information about this role, contact: sean.croudace@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role:

We are seeking to recruit a qualified Electrician to work within our Highways Operations team.

You will work with a small operational team, leading Lamp Attendants, Highway Operatives, Agency workers and Apprentices on site to install, maintain, upgrade and repair the street lighting network across the borough. This includes lamp columns, lanterns, signs, bollards, Christmas decorations, cables and infrastructure. Fault finding and repair of local authority cables, as well as installing new external electrical works and interpreting detailed drawings will be a major part of the role.

The role requires working outside of normal office hours, supporting Standby/Call out rotas and may include evening and weekend working, to meet the needs of the service.

About You:

You will be a qualified Electrician, expected to carry out physical aspects of the job such as lifting / carrying / digging and must be able to work at heights up to 12 metres.

You must have an understanding of the various types of plant and machinery required to undertake operational tasks, like diagnosing and remedying electrical faults, and have the skills necessary to use them.

You will be required to undertake work in a safe manner, be confident in following instructions and interpret information such as service and engineering drawings.

The role will involve paperwork so you will be required to complete any essential paperwork, working to deadlines and using your own initiative.

You must have sound practical knowledge of electrical-based Health & Safety legislation & guidelines. It would be desirable to have MEWP certification or willing to work towards gaining.

About Us:

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting letter / statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk