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Highways operative

Newquay
Enerveo
Highways operative
£24,000 - £27,000 a year
Posted: 3h ago
Offer description

Embark on a Journey with Enerveo: Crafting Excellence for Over 25 Years!

Job Title: Highways Operative - Civils

Base Location: Newquay

Salary: From £24,336 - £27,011 depending on skills and experience and working hours - Time Incentive Management (TIM) Bonus Scheme, Call out payments plus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday – Friday, 8am-4pm. Overtime there for those who want it

Enerveo is one of the UK’s leading Highways Electrical contractors, delivering full-service street lighting and highway electrical solutions for local authorities and infrastructure partners. With expertise in lighting design, installation, project management, maintenance and the integration of smart technologies, we manage over one million street lights across the UK and help towns and cities become safer, smarter, greener and more efficient.

Could you be our next Highways Lighting Operative to join the team and drive this success forwards?

What will I be doing in this role?

In a typical day, you could expect to be;

* Replacing or Installing new street lighting apparatus and furniture, this could be street light columns, signposts or traffic signal poles

* Operating a Hiab crane to load and unload materials

* Excavating and re-instating the highway to streetworks specifications

* Completing on-site risk assessments and setting up traffic management for the site

* Ensuring we deliver outstanding service to our clients and the general public

* Working to strict safety guidelines and regulations

What do I need to be successful in the role?

* We work in all weathers! So you need to be the type of person who is happy working outdoors all year round.

* We do need you to have a full UK Driving Licence as we cover a wide range of locations

* Be able to operate plant and machinery safely

* A background in working in Civils

* Willing to participate on the on-call rota to attend emergencies out of hours

* Able to use a hand-held tablet to receive jobs and log repair reports.

Some of our ‘nice to haves’ are;

* Experience in public lighting, highways maintenance, or infrastructure works

* Hiab crane training

* HGV Licence

* Understanding of electrical safety on site

* Streetworks qualifications

We can however support the right candidate to achieve any level of industry training/qualifications they may not have in the ‘nice to have’ list

Here at Enerveo, we know that some applicants don’t apply unless they think they tick all the boxes- but we are saying don’t worry! We would much rather see your application than risk missing out on your potential! We know our strength comes from our differences and shared life experiences so we are committed to offering a safe work environment, where individuals are respected.

What are the benefits for me?

We know it's not all about the money, so why not take a look at our benefits to see what we can offer you?

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

Enerveo are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact us.

If we make you a job offer, before commencing employment with us, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic DBS. Enerveo are committed to offering fair opportunities to those with previous criminal convictions and will consider each case on its individual circumstances

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