Electrical Highways Operative

About the role

We’re looking for a Electrical Highways Operative to join our Highways Street Lighting team on the HMC26 contract in Coleshill . This is a hands-on operational role, delivering essential street lighting maintenance across the county and supporting adjacent contracts in Coventry and Solihull when required.

You’ll play a key part in ensuring highway lighting assets are safe, reliable and well maintained, working to the highest standards of Health, Safety, Quality and Service Delivery .

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out routine and cyclical street lighting maintenance
• Installing and replacing lighting columns, including excavation and ducting works
• Diagnosing faults with electrical equipment and completing effective repairs
• Responding to emergency call-outs , including in and out of hours
• Making sites safe and completing temporary or permanent repairs
• Supporting winter maintenance operations as required
• Completing work instructions via handheld devices
• Organising and controlling materials to support efficient delivery
• Ensuring all works are completed right first time and to required quality standards
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, subcontractors and the client
• Acting as a professional ambassador on site at all times

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Working within a Zero Harm culture at all times
• Complying with all statutory, contractual and company health & safety requirements
• Reporting close calls, hazards and good practice
• Embedding safe systems of work into all activities

Who we're looking for

You’ll be a reliable and safety-focused operative who takes pride in your work and enjoys working as part of a collaborative team.

Essential Qualities

• Strong health & safety mindset
• Adaptable and team-oriented
• Reliable and professional
• Positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Good communication skills
• High standards of workmanship and attention to detail

Essential Qualifications

• Electrical Qualification (HERS / HEA)
• G39
• Lantra T1 & T2
• CSCS
• Abrasive Wheel
• Slinger Banksman

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

• Previous experience on a street lighting maintenance contract
• L2 Winter Maintenance
• Class 2 Licence with CPC
• MEWP or HIAB
• Telescopic Handler
• EUSR 1 & 2
• NRSWA

What We Offer

• A stable role on a long-term highways contract
• Opportunities to develop skills and gain additional qualifications
• Varied work across routine, emergency and winter service activities
• Supportive team environment with a strong safety culture

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…

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

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:

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: ***email_hidden***

Job Reference: BBUK19194