Electrical Operative - Manchester, United Kingdom - Amey

Amey

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Your New Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent, site-based Electrical Operative to join our Manchester Street Lighting in Manchester.

The salary is between £ £27000 per annum.

Amey is working in partnership with Manchester City Council to provide services to deliver, install and maintain the city's street lighting stock.

Our LED replacement programme saw the upgrade of 54,000 streetlights between 2017 and 2020.

This resulted in a major improvement in the quality of the city's street lighting, benefiting the residents of Manchester as well as a reduction in carbon emissions, cost savings and help to reduce the number and severity of road accidents and anti-social behaviour making the local community feel safe in general.

Electrical Operative plays an important part in carrying out all aspects of electrical installation and maintenance works on street lighting assets/highway furniture.

The standard hours of work are 40h.
Shift pattern to be discussed at interview.
Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we're open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

Carry out routine maintenance including bulk change/clean of lanterns and sign poles
Excavate for column, bollard and sign foundations
Completion of daily work records and risk assessments
Working at heights of up to 12 metres
High demand for physical tasks i.e. digging
Provide support to other Amey contracts as required
Working outdoors in an environment of varying temperatures and weather
Attendance at regular tool box talks
There will be a requirement to work some unsociable hours and overtime and to undertake emergency call out on a rota system

What makes this role unique is that you
will receive full training.

We want to hear from you if you have:

Full UK driving licence,
essential:
Appropriate qualifications relevant to street lighting,
desirable, however training will be provided:

NVQ L

street lighting maintenance,**
desirable, however training will be provided:
ECS card,
desirable, however training will be provided:
CAT Scanner (Highways),
desirable, however training will be provided:

HEA 30

Traffic Management,
desirable, however training will be provided:

NRSWA

Street works, Ladders/step ladders User/inspector,
desirable, however training will be provided

In addition to this, it would be desirable if you have HEA training/qualifications, Banksman Slinger signaller and C1E or C1 to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed.

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs.

It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program
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Career Development

Exceptional development and progression plan

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Pension

Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to

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Holidays:

Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

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Choices:

Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership

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Save with Amey

Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers

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Social Value:

You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and
support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are
committed to working
sustainably and by
working in partnership with the communities we serve, so **people and the planet
are protected.**At Amey,
you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.

Who is Amey?

We are at
the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation's strategic assets.
Our
11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
Our unique
engineering and
operations experience, together with data driven insight from our
consulting business,
delivers better results for our clients.

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We are trusted partners of Government - both national and local - managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

Job Reference:
AM30426