SWARCO Ireland
We're enhancing the Public Lighting sector across the island. Join our passionate, collaborative team, valuing innovation, continuous improvement, and your professional growth in a supportive environment.
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What you will do
The team in Dublin are seeking a Senior Electrician within our Public Lighting Projects Team. You will be responsible for leading multiple teams carrying out the installation and maintenance of our Public Lighting projects across the country. While also maintaining your knowledge of all Health and Safety procedure and ensure work is delivered within these parameters. To be successful for this role you Must have Experience in a similar role installing public lighting.
You will also:
- Attend site meetings to plan and coordinate projects.
- Act as the lead technical point of contact within the team.
- Ensure all teams work in compliance with Irish regulations and local authority standards.
- Support the project manager with administrative tasks including timesheets and job numbers, stock requisitions, vehicle mileage forms.
- Implement company Health & Safety policies, procedures, and methodologies.
- Maintain company vehicles, equipment, tools, and PPE in a serviceable condition.
- Guidance, training, sharing of job-specific knowledge and experience, and provide support to all colleagues as required.
- Install, maintain, and repair public lighting columns, lanterns, cabling, and control equipment.
- Diagnose electrical faults and carry out remedial work on public lighting systems.
- Undertake planned and reactive maintenance tasks as scheduled.
- Perform periodic inspections and testing in line with ET101 standards and RECI requirements.
- Liaise with team members, supervisors, and contractors to coordinate works efficiently.
- Record completed work using digital or paper-based systems.
- To ensure that ISO 45001 is being adhered to by
operating safely around live traffic and in public areas, working at height, live systems, and road safety protocols.
- To ensure that all working practices are in accordance with the SWARCO ISO 9001 & 14001 Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental management systems at all times.
- Respond to emergency call-outs as required (rotational on-call may apply).
- Assist with energy efficiency upgrades and smart lighting technology installations.
- Ensure new project work installations are of a high standard and safe working practices are followed whilst working on site.
- Work from height using MEWPs and follow all road safety procedures during site operations.
- Participate in an emergency call-out rota if required.
- Provide technical support to customers and Trainee's.
- Competently liaise with both senior management and customer to discuss problems, issues, programme of works etc.
- To be aware of individual contract requirements.
- To ensure that any project paperwork is accurate and returned in a timely manner.
- To ensure that all PPE appropriate to the task and in line with the RAMS is being correctly worn.
- Ensure your vehicle, tools, spares, and equipment to be used are in a safe and serviceable condition.
- To be available to attend training courses and toolbox talks, whether they are locally or nationally based.
- To assist with the on-site development of apprentices
What we are looking for
Essential
- Department of Education Leaving Certificate
- FETAC Level 6 Electrical Craft Certificate
- Experience in similar role installing public lighting
- Experience in leading a team
- Ability to work on own and as part of a team
- Ability to work at heights
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and on live roads.
- Ability to work on a standby / callout rota.
- Enthusiastic
- Organised
- Problem solving
- Trustworthy
- Adaptable
- Full clean B driving licence (C1 or C licence beneficial).
- Safety awareness
- Safe manual handling skills
Desirable
- Competent in electrical fault diagnosis and repair techniques.
- Previous experience in public lighting or similar electrical infrastructure is highly desirable.
- IT Skills
- Knowledge of public lighting design and control systems an advantage.
- Familiarity with digital work order systems, tablets, or handheld job tracking.
- Willingness to learn and undertake new challenges
- Safe Pass
- CSCS Signing, Lighting & Guarding at Roadworks
- CSCS Location of Underground Services
What we offer
As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, SWARCO actively runs employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development, and you will also receive:
- Fully expensed company vehicle
- 25 days holiday rising to 28 days excluding bank holidays
- Lunch Subsidy
- Bike to work scheme
- Generous employer pension contributions
- Additional Leave (Birthday)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee discounts portal
Interested?
Please apply by clicking on the link below and share your details.
Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We, therefore, encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date will not be processed.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, therefore successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Agencies, please note, that should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our PSL; we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers. Any unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company for a role we have not actively engaged with you on, will not be liable for any payment you charge in relation to it.
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