Job Description

Job No. BBUK14453


Streetlighting Electrician - Lewes
Living Places
Operational Specialists
Lewes


Permanent


About the role


Are you an experienced electrician looking to make a real impact on your community? Join our Living Places team at Balfour Beatty and help maintain and improve the safety and efficiency of the highway network.

As a Street Lighting Electrician, you'll play a key role in maintaining and installing electrical equipment across the highway network. From street lighting columns to illuminated signage, your work will help keep our roads safe and well-lit.
What you'll be doing




Routine and reactive maintenance of lighting columns, lanterns, bollards, and signs
Electrical fault finding, repairs, and safety inspections
Completing and signing off electrical test sheets
Emergency call-outs and electrical make-safes (including out-of-hours rota)
On-site risk assessments and safety observations
Site traffic and pedestrian management
Installation of equipment to specification
Supporting general maintenance and providing technical assistance to clients


Who we're looking for


Essential:

Previous experience in a similar role
Strong communication skills across all levels
Problem-solving ability and efficiency
ECS Card (relevant level)
IPAF 1b + Harness and Fall Arrest training
Emergency First Aid (1 Day)
G39 + 214 Safe Isolation
HEA card


Desirable:

SMSTS or other Health & Safety qualifications
302.1 (12D) Traffic Management
Manual Handling training


Why work for us


Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

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...

About us


Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com