Highways Lighting Operative

Company: Enerveo
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Location: Fareham
Job Description:

Embark on a Journey with Enerveo: Crafting Excellence for Over 25 Years!

Job Title: Highways Lighting Operative

Base Location: Fareham

Salary: From £25,877 to £27,011 depending on skills and experience and working hours – Time Incentive Management (TIM) Bonus Scheme, plus a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent – Full Time; Core hours are Monday to Friday 07:30 -15:30 with flexibility around start and finish times required due to the nature of the works.

Out of Hours standby is also a requirement of the role, which is on a rota basis.

Enerveo has an extensive street lighting business that manages over 1 million streetlights across the UK and through design, project management, consultancy, installation, and maintenance we play a major role in reducing energy consumption and carbon footprints, helping towns and cities become smarter, greener and more efficient.

Could you be our next Highways Lighting Operative to join the team and drive this success forwards?

What will I be doing in this role?

This team is responsible for the ongoing streetlighting works in Hampshire and Southampton as part of the South Coast PFI.

In a typical day, you could expect to be:

  • Maintaining our streetlighting infrastructure including, but not limited to, streetlights, signs, and subways, including lamp changes, visual inspections, and electrical testing
  • Carry out electrical connections to new street lighting infrastructure
  • Carry out fault diagnosis and repairs
  • Ensuring we deliver outstanding service to our clients and the public
  • Operating a mobile elevated working platform (MEWP)
  • Attending the emergency standby rota, which consists of being on call to attend emergency call outs out of hours Monday to Sunday
  • Working to strict safety guidelines and regulations

What do I need to be successful in the role?

We are looking for you to bring your previous experience working in the Highways industry, we would also love you to have:

  • An electrical background and completion of NVQ Level 2
  • Ability to work outdoors in all weathers year round
  • Comfortable working at height, including operating a MEWP above 12 metres
  • A full UK Manual Driving Licence

Nice to haves:

  • IPAF/PASMA working at heights training
  • Good knowledge of the 18th Edition
  • AO Qualification (City and Guilds 2391)
  • Completion of G39/Safe Isolation Training

We can however support the right candidate to achieve any level of industry training or qualifications they may not have in the nice-to-have list.

What are the benefits for me?

We know it’s not all about the money, so why not take a look at our benefits to see what we can offer you?

Enerveo is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact recruitment@enerveo.com.

Enerveo are committed to offering fair opportunities to those with previous criminal convictions and will consider each case on its individual circumstances.

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Posted: June 4th, 2026