Street Lighting Highways Operative
Durham County CouncilNorth East
Overview
This is a local council role (permanent, full time) with Durham County Council based in North East. The advertised salary is £28,142 - £31,022 (pay award pending). Applications close on 3 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Highways Services are looking for a Highways Operative (Street Lighting). To ensure the efficient and effective undertaking of civil engineering activity including highways, bridges, street lighting and countryside works as assigned
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
To undertake the duties of a Highways Operative having the necessary skills to undertake, the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, drainage, highways electrical and associated works and to ensure a personal high quality of workmanship at all times.
We encourage you to contact Andrew King via email at andrew.king@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
- Good basic education
- Cat CE Full UK Driving licence (minimum C1 full UK driving) licence
- Experience of manual activities in a highway or building environment.Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.
If successful, you will be required to undertake and pass an in-house driving assessment as part of our pre-employment checks before any offer of appointment can be confirmed.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews will be held on (to be confirmed)
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
OUR OFFER TO YOU
We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable.
Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website
Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.
HOW TO APPLY
Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted.
Please visit our website to understand our position on using AI to support your application and for guidance on completing your application.
If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27 (option 4), or via email RecruitmentNE@durham.gov.uk
All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates.
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How this role compares
We hold 350 council vacancies in North East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £33,699. This role pays less than about 73% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 555 of them in North East.
You have 4 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Durham County Council has 62 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
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