Street Lighting Electrician (2 Posts)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of Barnsley Council’s Street Lighting Team. 

 

We require two individuals to work in our Street Lighting division, maintaining and installing streetlights, illuminated signs and bollards across the borough, you should be self-motivated and will be required to:  
 
To undertake general and specialist operational duties in all weathers which involve a wide range of 

physically and mentally demanding tasks. 

 

Driving general and specialist vehicle and machines with or without trailers or attachments 

 

To be responsible for the careful day to day use, maintenance, security of vehicles, machinery and 

equipment. 

 

To be customer focussed and deal with exchanges of information in a polite, courteous and positive 

manner responding where possible to minor requests for service and where necessary report 

problems to your line manager. 

 

To undertake fault diagnosis and on-site assessments of the structural condition of street lighting 

equipment, reporting on findings. 

 

Emergency attendance following incidents to make safe damaged street lighting and electrical 

Apparatus, standby payments and overtime rates apply.. 

 

To work under the guidance of the line manager and by application of personal initiative deliver 

services to a professional standard within agreed procedures 

 

To work to agreed schedules and where necessary respond to new priorities as required or directed 

by line manager to ensure deadlines are met. 

 

To demonstrate safe working practices to other employees, apprentice’s, trainees and students where 

required. 

 

To comply with current Health & Safety, Customer Care, Dignity at Work and other relevant 

legislation, policies and procedures at all times 

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To undertake any duties commensurate with the post as requested by management 

 

You must hold the following qualifications: 

 

City & Guilds Electrical Level 3  

City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing OR Extensive Equivalent Experience*   

18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations  

G39 – Working on DNO apparatus OR Extensive Equivalent Experience* 

IOSH Working Safely  

CSCS / ECS card 

IPAF 

Driving Licence 

 

*If you do not hold a level City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing & G39 – Working on DNO apparatus qualification then you must be able to demonstrate all criteria marked with an * to demonstrate comparative experience. 

 

 

*If you do hold a level City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing & G39 – Working on DNO apparatus qualification, it is not necessary to demonstrate that you can meet the criteria marked with an *.