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Public Lighting Operative (37 hpw), Thurso

Published by Highland Council
Ref: HGH22057 Published date: 19/10/2026 Closing date: 02/11/2026
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Location:

Unit 7B Ormlie Industrial Estate, Caithness

Salary:
£28,244.00 - £30,918.00
Contract type:
Permanent
Position type:
Full Time
Hours:
37 hours
Categories:

Job Description

Post Title: Public Lighting Operative
Location: Ormlie Industrial Estate, Thurso
Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £28,244 - £30,918 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Nicholas Scully Tel: 07990 531661 or Email: Nicholas.Scully2@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: Work as part of the Lighting and Communications operational team to support the installation, maintenance, inspection and repair of street lighting and associated infrastructure. Assist with maintenance, renewal, installation and fault response activities, undertaking manual, operational and support tasks to ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the required standard. Contribute to the delivery of street lighting, floodlighting, illuminated signs, traffic signals and other approved operational services across the area in accordance with Council procedures and safe working practices.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01349 868642 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Full UK driving licence.

Willingness to work outwith normal working hours and participate in emergency and
operational call-out arrangements where required.

Willingness to undergo training required to fulfil operational and contractual
requirements.

 


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Location

Unit 7B Ormlie Industrial Estate, Caithness


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