Electrician

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Salary: Grade 6, £29,540 - £32,597 per annum.

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

Working enthusiastically and professionally as a Street Lighting electrician you will be on the front line working to maintain over 36,000 street lighting columns over the borough. You will carry out routine tasks such as Electrical testing, fault repairs and emergency call outs. You will also be responsible for maintaining all aspects of street furniture as well as play a key role in the installation and removal of the festive lights during the season.

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual who will enjoy working as part of a team and occasional lone working maybe required. You must be self-motivated, with good interpersonal and communication skills. We are also looking for an individual who is flexible and with good IT skills in order to maintain the council’s database system for street lighting.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

You will join a hard working Street Lighting team, and will for the majority of your tasks be paired with a Street Lighting operative. The street lighting team has in the past proudly won multiple awards as best performer at APSE (Association for Public Excellence). We do get involved in some aspects of other electrical work within the council as well as our routine day to day tasks.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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For an informal discussion about this role please contact Chris Pennington on 01942 489323 or C.Pennington@wigan.gov.uk

Interview dates:

Priority candidates Tuesday 18^th August 2026

All other Candidates Wednesday 19^th August 2026

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