Highway Electrical Technician

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, ideally with experience in the highway electrical industry, to join our Highway Electrical Asset Team as a Highway Electrical Technician within the Delivery Team.

About the Role

The Highway Electrical Asset Team is responsible for the management and maintenance of all on-street highway electrical assets owned by Bristol City Council. These include:

• Street lighting
• Illuminated Signs/Bollards
• CCTV
• Bus shelters
• Electric vehicle (EV) charging points
• Trader and events power supplies
• And much more

In this role, you'll help keep our spectacular waterfront city moving and connected. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their electrical and lighting skills in a progressive and fast-moving sector.

As a Highway Electrical Technician, you'll be responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and checking the delivery of various electrical projects across the city. This includes:

• Raising and managing work orders via the term maintenance contractor
• Supporting and overseeing the day-to-day delivery of services, ranging from small-scale lighting schemes to large, complex electrical projects
• Providing technical guidance to non-technical team members and stakeholders

The role combines both office-based duties and regular on-site operations. A full UK driving licence is essential, as you'll be expected to travel to various locations across the city and carry PPE and hand tools.

About the Service

The Highway Maintenance Group is part of Bristol’s Transport Service and plays a vital role in maintaining and improving our city’s transport infrastructure. The group supports a wide range of initiatives, delivers its own work programmes, and offers technical expertise to internal and external partners.

The Highways Maintenance Service is made up of five teams:

• Area Highways Team
• Strategic Highways Team
• Bridges and Structures Team
• Highway Electrical Assets Team
• Assets and Contracts Team

Each team is led by a dedicated Team Manager. Together, we are shaping a safe, efficient, and sustainable city.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

You’ll be joining a diverse and passionate team dedicated to making Bristol a better place for all who live, work, and visit here.

How to Apply

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey, please click the Apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification. Please detail this in the ‘Further Information’ section of your application. Where possible, also show how you meet any desirable criteria, as this may be used for shortlisting in the case of high application numbers.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Please note this position is not suitable for job share.

For more information about the role, feel free to contact Steve Thomas at [email protected]

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.