Job Title: Electrician - Street Lighting
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
Start Date: September 2026
Contract Duration: Ongoing (temporary contract)
Pay Rate: £140 - £180 per day (dependent on qualifications and pay type; PAYE, Umbrella PAYE or CIS)
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Street Light Operative for an immediate start on a street lighting maintenance and installation contract in Sittingbourne.
Key Responsibilities
Street lighting column removal and erection.
Other street lighting furniture (eg Bollards and signposts)
Working collaboratively within traffic management
May be expected to put out their own chapter 8
Private connections and terminating
Excavation and reinstatement - making pathway/verge good
Requirements
HERS Card / ECS Card (Highway Electrical Registration Scheme essential)
Slinger / Signaller qualification preferrable
NRSWA
G39 Certificate (Working safely near electricity supply networks preferred).
Safety Critical Medical certification
First Aid training
Manual handling training
Full UK Driving Licence (C1 / HGV Category C is a plus).
Full PPE (Steel toe boots, high-vis jacket/trousers, hard hat, and gloves).
Right to work in the UK
How to Apply (Urgent Start)
If you hold the above accreditation please reach out to Shaye on (phone number removed)
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business
Salary description
£140.00 - £180.00 per day