Electrical Highways Engineer

Electrical Highways Engineer
Meridian are working with a leading Transport Engineering company who specialise in all aspects of Highways Engineering. They are growing their team of Service Engineers and are looking for an additional Electrical Highways Engineer to join their team. This role will be focussed around London and the surrounding areas, and will involve maintaining and installing the Traffic Management equipment in areas such as the M25 South, A1, M11, East London and Dartford area, M23, M20 and A3. This will ensure longevity and a variety of work, as well as offering career progression and training within Highways Engineering, to develop your personal and professional skills. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity offering long-term work prospects, in a permanent position for a leading company within their sector, then this is the job for you!

Benefits of the role include (but are not exclusive to):

• Immediate starts available (subject to successful application process)
• Cards-in, full-time position
• Overtime and additional hours available
• Career progression
• Company vehicle with fuel-card
• Accommodation allowance when working away/overnight
• Full statutory sick pay, Pension and Holiday allowance
• Varied work, with a business plan for the next 3-years through working closely with National Highways

Responsibilities for this role:

• Your day-to-day duties will include fault-finding, servicing, repairing, and maintaining a range of static highway technology, including vehicle-mounted Traffic Management equipment & trailers, both on customer sites and the highways network
• Carry out all electrical and mechanical works as requested, which will include electrical maintenance, remedial work and data cabling installation
• Completing preventative maintenance and field modifications as and when required
• Testing and Inspection of equipment, followed up with accurate recording for paperwork trails of the results
• A complete and thorough understanding of Health & Safety, with an ability to understand and communicate RAMS, ensuring that all site rules and policies are adhered to
• Regularly manage administrative responsibilities in a timely manner
• Maintain cleanliness of your work vehicle, keeping it in good working order and fully equipped with tools and supplies at all times
• Strong customer-service and communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and management, to keep projects on track, as well as highlighting additional opportunities for products and services where possible

Experience, Qualifications and Skills required:

• Experience with Electrical Maintenance and Installation is vital, ideally within Traffic Management systems
• Experience in previous Highway Engineering roles is highly desirable
• Experience working on technology, data and communications, cabling, wiring & repair work
• Competence in the navigation of circuit diagrams and interpreting assembly drawings
• Gold JIB Electrician card
• NVQ Level 3 as a minimum
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Basic knowledge of communication networks, GPRS, Copper & Fibre Optic cabling
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to liaise with colleagues and customers on a professional level
• SSSTS or SMSTS preferred but not essential
• IPAF preferred but not essential

If you are looking for a permanent position with a leading company in the Highways Engineering sector, then this position is perfect for you. Please either apply directly to the advert or send your work qualifications and CV to (url removed)

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.