Lighting and Electrical Technician

National Highways is recruiting a Lighting and Electrical Technician to join our Engineering Team within our Operations Directorate in the Midlands region.

We offer this role from our Mansfield, Nottingham office. From time to time there will be a requirement to travel between our offices and those of our stakeholders and partners. Please note that the role may also require work during unsociable hours.

The team is responsible for the asset management of the street lighting and electrical assets within the region. This includes everything including feeder pillars with the incoming public electricity supply, lighting columns and lanterns, illuminated signs and bollards and subways via a private cable network. 

The team is responsible for the following functions;

• Asset Data; Update and maintain the asset data within an asset database. 
• MRP; Providing the proposed annual routine maintenance program to Service Delivery. 
• Inspection Reports; Technically reviewing the Electrical Test and Inspection and Column Structural reports that come back from Service Delivery that are gathered as part of MRP. 
• Needs Identification and prioritisation; Using data from the inspection reports list the needs for assets nearing the end of their service life and prioritise them.
• Scheme Development; Identifying the scope of renewals projects identified by the prioritised needs and take them through a governance process. Followed by the next stage involves identifying options which includes arranging for technical surveys, and preliminary design. 
• Design Reviews and Technical Approvals; Whether the scheme has been promoted as part of our capital renewals program, third party developers or Major Projects we will liaise and provide a Design for Maintenance Review and where applicable provide technical approval.
• Scheme Delivery Support; We are consulted on Material Approvals, provide a brief technical support to the construction teams on site during the construction stage 
• This all then loops back to Asset Data and the cycle starts again.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full UK driving license to be considered for this position.

What you’ll be leading on

• Ensure the health and safety needs and wellbeing of customers and employees are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each project.
• Support the evaluation of the electrical and structural test results in order to develop future maintenance and renewals solutions.
• Scope and prepare survey requirements to support asset renewal schemes.
• Input into the development of early solutions for renewals, including the compiling of relevant documents, evidence and options in line with agreed methodologies and prioritisation criteria.
• Updating as-built drawings using AutoCAD, undertaking lighting designs using Lighting design software and undertaking cable calculations
• Maintaining records
• Providing technical support to the site teams during surveys and construction. Inspecting works.

To be successful 

• Qualified to Level 3 Qualification, BTEC, NVQ or other relevant qualification with relevant experience in Electrical Engineering or, Qualified Electrician to either City and Guilds 2360, 2330, 2365, NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent. 
• Preferably be qualified with City and Guilds 2391 initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing.
• Have AutoCAD and lighting design experience 
• Be able to demonstrate visualisation of construction projects from design information such as drawings.
• Have an awareness and understanding of Health and Safety.
• Have an awareness of the components that make up a road lighting installation.

A bit about us

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

With a third of the national asset in the Midlands, with over 43,000 lighting, illuminated traffic signs, feeder pillar assets all connected with our own private cable network, it makes to be a very interesting, challenging and exciting place to work.

Nationally we address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

Want to know more?

Please email hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting REQ #4544

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.  We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. 

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

 Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:       

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

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