Trainee Highway Electrictian

Role: Trainee Highway Electrician

Hours: Full Time (Permanent)

Location: South, South East, London

About the role

Cable Connections Ltd currently has opportunities available for Trainee Highway Electricians to join its growing team and work on projects across the South of England - providing an efficient and effective service to customers including delivering planned works and services.

To be successful in this role you should be able to work both as part of a team and individually and possess excellent communication and organisational skills.

The role involves working outdoors on street lighting and other highway apparatus at height, with a responsibility for operating a mobile elevated working platform. You will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of highway lighting apparatus including street lighting furniture, columns, signpost, brackets, lanterns and signs.

What you’ll be doing:

- Carrying out maintenance on all street lighting assets
- New installations including terminations and jointing of cables
- Working safely within the vicinity of D.N.O equipment
- Deploying signage, lighting and guarding on and around the highway

Whilst undertaking these tasks, you will ensure that all relevant standards are met in relation to the trade and health and safety rules, regulations and legislation. You will be required to work with minimum supervision, completing all relevant paperwork and liaising with other trades when required as well as maintain a clean and tidy workplace.

Essential Competencies
- Full UK driving licence

Desirable Technical Competencies (Training can be provided)
- IPAF 1B
- Abrasive wheel training
- Manual Handling training
- First Aid training
- Cable Avoidance Tool training
- ECS/CSCS Card
- MEWP Category 1B certificate

**Salary**: £120.00 per day

Work Location: On the road