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Our public sector are looking for a Street Lighting Electrician to join them on a temporary basis.

Location – Leicestershire

Pay Rate – £15.58p/h - £17.26p/h depending on experience

Job Purpose:

To maintain, renew and install Street Lighting installations, Traffic Signs, Traffic Signals and all associated electrical work in a safe, efficient and economic manner employing such skills and knowledge as may be required with due regard to current legislation.

Main Duties:

* Test street lighting, traffic signs and building installations to diagnose faults.

* Undertake and supervise maintenance to enable Leicestershire Highways to meet its contractual obligations to retain 99.5% of apparatus operational.

* Test, observe and recognise electrical or structural defects with apparatus or electrical distribution systems and report orally and/or in writing on impending failure.

* To undertake and supervise electrical works to lighting and sign installations at ground or high level to fulfil the requirements of individual contracts.

* Electrical installation work in buildings such as depots, civic amenity sites, hospitals, schools and other Council properties other than Street Lighting, to IEE Regulations.

* Erection and removal of signs and lighting columns as required.

* Service, adjust and repair electrical installations or components using the necessary equipment and tools in a proper and safe manner.

* Service, adjust and repair apparatus, tools and equipment, recognising the need for specialist services (as required) Interpret and implement technical instruction data, and manufacturers’ modifications as instructed.

* Manufacture and recondition, as authorised and within the limitations of machinery and equipment available, component parts.

* Assess; record and/or cost repair (as appropriate).

* Maintain personal tool kit, special tools and equipment in good, safe, secure condition.

* To make decisions regarding the organisation of work and materials required for the daily workload for the team in order to maintain efficient continuity of work. Requisition replacement parts/materials from Stores.

* Keep accurate account of work carried out and time taken on each job and complete, as necessary, time sheets, work sheets, stores issue notes, accident occurrence forms etc.

* Work with and impart skilled job knowledge to Apprentices and provide verbal reports on progress.

* Participate in and attend training courses, as required, in house or off job.

* Ensure that all work done is in accordance with prescribed quality standards.

Qualifications

* City & Guilds 236 Electrical Installation Parts 1 and 2.

* Licence “B” class

Experience in

* Evidence of electrical experience, preferably in an electrical installation environment.

* Evidence of experience of all aspects of Highway Maintenance and Construction work.

* Driving and maintaining specialist hydraulic platform vehicle and operating heavy plant machinery, including air compressors, saws and vibrating plant tools.

Knowledge of:

* Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 including COSHH,

* Drivers hours regulations

* Electricity at Work Act