Street Lighting HGV Operative

Company: Essex Highways
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Location: Congleton
Job Description:

The primary purpose of this role is to undertake highway lighting maintenance on existing electrical assets and new installations across the Cheshire East highway network. As a Skilled Operative, you will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service by maintaining highway electrical equipment to a consistently high standard. The role requires the ability to follow instructions accurately and communicate effectively with colleagues, client representatives, and members of the public.

The Role

  • Carry out a variety of skilled tasks including the installation and repair of Street Lights, Illuminated Traffic Bollards and Illuminated Signs.
  • Traffic Management Operations.
  • Provide instruction and mentor apprentices and trainees.
  • Assist with audits to ensure safety, quality and environmental standards are met.
  • Drive/operate vehicles/plant requiring both general and specialist skills.

About You

  • NVQ Level 2 in electrical installation work – Public Light (or approved equivalent).
  • Category C driving licence, preferably with CPC entitlement or a drivers qualification car.
  • Previous Street Lighting or Highways experience.

Benefits

  • Sick Pay
  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave.
  • A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc.
  • Life Assurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careers@ringwayjacobs.com.

We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CVs or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026