Highway Electrical Maintenance & Installation Operative Apprenticeship with Middlesbrough Council

Summary

The apprenticeship offers an opportunity to develop a wide range of skills in the public lighting sector while working towards a nationally recognised qualification. You will gain valuable on-site experience as part of our street lighting team working across our network of over 23,000 street lights. A fantastic opportunity for the right candidate.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Highway electrical maintenance and installation operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7.30am – 3.30pm. Friday, 7.30am - 3:00pm.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 6 January
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Undertake as part of a team, the routine and reactive maintenance of over 23,000 street lighting assets.
Assist in the erection and removal of street lighting columns and signs within the highway.
Install and maintain electrical infrastructure, identifying and correcting faults.
Install, maintain, and remove temporary traffic management.
Respond to emergency callouts.
To provide general support and assistance to skilled and specialist operatives.
Operate a range of tools and equipment, including powered hand tools, minor plant and machinery which may include hydraulic breakers, abrasive wheels etc.
Work safely within company health and safety policies, to ensure the safety of the workforce and the public.
Complete assignments and projects that relate to the apprentice standard, meeting target dates as required.
Engage in ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge as required.

Where you’ll work

Middlesbrough Resolution House

Cargo Fleet Lane

Middlesbrough

TS3 8AL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

ELECTRICAL TESTING LIMITED

Your training course

Highway electrical maintenance and installation operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Understanding the employer’s health and safety and environmental requirements and procedures. Applying these requirements and procedures by hazard identification, site specific risk assessments and following safe systems of work and applying these to their own work in order to keep themselves, their colleagues, other workers, pedestrians and the travelling public safe.

Understanding the employer’s requirements and identifying what work is required, what their responsibilities are and what plant, equipment, tools and materials are required. Applying this through the planning, preparation and organisation of their own works (e.g. by making sure the right materials are available) so that work can be carried out efficiently and without delay

Understanding the employer’s requirements. Being courteous and polite; getting on with others and communicating verbally or in writing effectively

Identification of the common types of highway electrical equipment and the underlying principles of how these are installed and maintained (e.g. street lights, traffic signals, traffic signs, safety cameras) – together with detailed specialised understanding on the chosen sub- sector(s). Applying this in practice by ensuring component parts are correctly assembled and installed; and by carrying out replacement of defective parts so that the equipment is safe and functions correctly

Understanding of and applying the employer’s requirements and typical installation techniques and hazards on site (including identifying and managing typical hazards e.g. traffic, members of the public, underground and overhead services (e.g. electricity, water, gas); Installing infrastructure equipment and some components (e.g. excavating and using lorry mounted cranes to install lighting columns or traffic signal posts; using steps or mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) to install street lighting lanterns or traffic signal heads) safely (including the use and operation of plant, equipment and tools; safe lifting and safe excavation and reinstatement)

Understanding the practices of maintenance techniques both routine (e.g. regular inspections of internal wiring, structural inspection of the posts, changing lamps and cleaning streetlight bowls) and reactive (e.g. identifying typical faulty components such as lamps or fuses). Carrying these out in practice to ensure safe and efficient operations

Understanding the employer’s requirements and procedures covering emergency attendance and emergency work. Following procedures on site to identify hazards and the actions required to ensure the site is safe - (e.g. after a road traffic incident where a vehicle hits a streetlight or traffic signal - liaising with emergency services and electricity company, ensuring the site is safe for traffic and pedestrians)

Understand how to identify and apply the appropriate systems of surface protection (e.g. applying paint to lighting columns) safely and how to dispose of waste appropriately; Carrying out appropriate surface preparation safely (e.g. using mobile elevated work platforms, ensuring the public and property are protected from injury); Apply appropriate systems of surface protection safely;

Your training plan

Training is delivered in block weeks; You will be released for training for 1 week approx. every 12 weeks to the training centre in Norfolk. (travel and accomodation are paid for by the employer)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or C or equivalent minimum)
Maths (grade 4 or C or equivalent minimum)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative
Reliable

Other requirements

Apprenticeship training is undertaken in block weeks and not local to the Teesside area. The successful candidate must be comfortable with this type of training approach and travel to Norfolk.

About this company

At Middlesbrough Council we're passionate about our people, and proud of the exciting, rewarding careers we offer, helping us to deliver the high quality services our residents deserve. Middlesbrough is at the heart of the Tees Valley, with a vibrant cultural and entertainment scene, and a bustling town centre with high-brand stores and a vibrant mix of bars and restaurants, as well as art galleries, museums, and Green Flag parks. The warmth of our people, a mix of affordable and private housing developments, regeneration programmes, and a lower cost of living, make Middlesbrough a really great place to live and work. We want our staff to live and breathe our values, and help make a difference to our town. In return for their hard work and commitment, we offer a brilliant culture with an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave, family-friendly and work-life balance opportunities, and fantastic training and development, to help you achieve your potential.

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Throughout their apprenticeship, candidates will have access to internal job vacancies across the Council.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Middlesbrough Council

Claire Brunskill

Claire_Brunskill@middlesbrough.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283677.

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