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Highways electrician or service operative

Highways electrician or service operative

Construction and the built environment

Level 3 - Technical Occupation

Supervising the installation and servicing of electrical equipment and systems on roads and motorways.

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Reference: OCC0052

Status: assignment_turned_inApproved occupation

Average (median) salary: £33,059 per year

SOC 2020 code: 5241 Electricians and electrical fitters

SOC 2020 sub unit groups:

  • 5241/03 Installation and maintenance electricians
  • 8152/00 Road construction operatives

Technical Education Products

ST0052:

Highways electrician or service operative

(Level 3)

Approved for delivery

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Balfour Beatty, AK Lighting & Signs, Amey, Anderson & Heeley Ltd, Bouygues Energies & Services, Cable Test Limited, Carillion, CG Group Ltd, Connect Plus, E-on, Electrical Testing, G M Briton (Public Works) Ltd, Herefordshire Council, Highway Electrical Association, Imtech, Interserve, Kenniford Tarmacadam Ltd, , SSE Contracting, South West Highways Ltd, VolkerWessels, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Chartered Management Institute, The Institution of Engineering & Technology and Herefordshire Council

Summary

The occupations covered by this Apprenticeship standard are Highways electrician or service operative. The standard is wider than just street lighting and is to be particularised for the specialist highway electrical sub-sector(s) concerned – e.g. street lighting, traffic signals, safety cameras, highway communications.

Employers involved in creating the standard:

Balfour Beatty, AK Lighting & Signs, Amey, Anderson & Heeley Ltd, Bouygues Energies & Services, Cable Test Limited, Carillion, CG Group Ltd, Connect Plus, E-on, Electrical Testing, G M Briton (Public Works) Ltd, Herefordshire Council, Highway Electrical Association, Imtech, Interserve, Kenniford Tarmacadam Ltd, , SSE Contracting, South West Highways Ltd, VolkerWessels, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Chartered Management Institute, The Institution of Engineering & Technology and Herefordshire Council

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Typical job titles include:

Highways Maintenance Electrician
Highways Maintenance Engineer
Highways Operative
Street Lighting Electrician

Keywords:

Electrical Engineering
Highway
Highway Communications
Safety Cameras
Street Lighting
Traffic Signals

Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)

K1: Understanding the requirements of their employer and industry as a whole to ensure the health and safety of employees and others affected by any work carried out and how to minimise harming the environment and to apply these before starting work and during the works both for themselves and those they are responsible for
K2: Understanding and identifying the different types of equipment and systems used in the highway electrical sector, the principles of operation, and how they are installed and maintained; Understanding electrical principles and practices and applying these to highway electrical equipment and systems.
K3: Understanding the requirements of the employer and industry and applying these to safely and efficiently plan, prepare and organise works on site including obtaining the necessary plant, tools, materials and competent people; allocating resources; setting individual responsibilities and ensuring the scope of work is understood
K4: Understanding how to install, and actually installing and connecting a range of highway electrical equipment and components (e.g. cables, fuses, distribution boards); understanding and dealing with varying site conditions; Understanding and carrying out the relevant electrical and functional tests for installed equipment and completing records (e.g. job sheets and electrical test certificates)
K5: Understanding the principles and practices of routine (e.g. cleaning and bulk relamping) and reactive (e.g. responding to lights or signals that are out or out of timing) maintenance including the safety and technical implications, the diagnosis and correction of faults and the tests for equipment being maintained; applying these in practice
K6: Understanding the principles, practices and requirements of electrical and where applicable structural inspection and testing of highway electrical equipment and systems; Understanding how to verify and record the results; Carrying out electrical and where applicable visual structural inspection and testing on highway electrical equipment, recording the results and verifying whether the system complies with the industry standards and is safe, and the actions to take if this is not the case.
K7: Understanding the requirements and procedures of the employer and industry and applying these to emergencies such as a road traffic incident where a vehicle impacts a street light or traffic signal, to assess the site, determine what action is required, call for appropriate additional technical back up and ensure the site is left safe and relevant reports are completed
K8: Understanding of how to communicate effectively and how to develop and maintain effective working relationships and applying this understanding in practice so as to ensure productive working relationships; ensuring communication is clear, appropriate and understood; promoting a professional image
K9: Understanding the responsibilities and requirements of supervisors; Understanding the principles of effective supervision; Allocating duties and responsibilities and coordinating activities to ensure work is carried out safely, cost-effectively and within the programme of work
K10: Understanding the scope, purpose and procedures associated with commissioning inspection and tests, handover and recording of results; planning and carrying out the commissioning (e.g. for ensuring traffic signal installations are safe and the specification of equipment, the installation and the timings are in accordance with the customers’ requirements)

S1: Understanding the requirements of their employer and industry as a whole to ensure the health and safety of employees and others affected by any work carried out and how to minimise harming the environment and to apply these before starting work and during the works both for themselves and those they are responsible for
S2: Understanding and identifying the different types of equipment and systems used in the highway electrical sector, the principles of operation, and how they are installed and maintained; Understanding electrical principles and practices and applying these to highway electrical equipment and systems.
S3: Understanding the requirements of the employer and industry and applying these to safely and efficiently plan, prepare and organise works on site including obtaining the necessary plant, tools, materials and competent people; allocating resources; setting individual responsibilities and ensuring the scope of work is understood
S4: Understanding how to install, and actually installing and connecting a range of highway electrical equipment and components (e.g. cables, fuses, distribution boards); understanding and dealing with varying site conditions; Understanding and carrying out the relevant electrical and functional tests for installed equipment and completing records (e.g. job sheets and electrical test certificates)
S5: Understanding the principles and practices of routine (e.g. cleaning and bulk relamping) and reactive (e.g. responding to lights or signals that are out or out of timing) maintenance including the safety and technical implications, the diagnosis and correction of faults and the tests for equipment being maintained; applying these in practice
S6: Understanding the principles, practices and requirements of electrical and where applicable structural inspection and testing of highway electrical equipment and systems; Understanding how to verify and record the results; Carrying out electrical and where applicable visual structural inspection and testing on highway electrical equipment, recording the results and verifying whether the system complies with the industry standards and is safe, and the actions to take if this is not the case.
S7: Understanding the requirements and procedures of the employer and industry and applying these to emergencies such as a road traffic incident where a vehicle impacts a street light or traffic signal, to assess the site, determine what action is required, call for appropriate additional technical back up and ensure the site is left safe and relevant reports are completed
S8: Understanding of how to communicate effectively and how to develop and maintain effective working relationships and applying this understanding in practice so as to ensure productive working relationships; ensuring communication is clear, appropriate and understood; promoting a professional image
S9: Understanding the responsibilities and requirements of supervisors; Understanding the principles of effective supervision; Allocating duties and responsibilities and coordinating activities to ensure work is carried out safely, cost-effectively and within the programme of work
S10: Understanding the scope, purpose and procedures associated with commissioning inspection and tests, handover and recording of results; planning and carrying out the commissioning (e.g. for ensuring traffic signal installations are safe and the specification of equipment, the installation and the timings are in accordance with the customers’ requirements)

B1: Promoting a positive Health, Safety and Environmental culture through situational awareness and by personal example; taking appropriate actions if others are acting unsafely
B2: Taking responsibility for own and others judgements, actions and standards of work.
B3: Being aware of the limits of their own competence and taking the initiative for ensuring that their competence is maintained, developed and up to date
B4: Allocation of work tasks and monitoring performance to ensure appropriate standards of safety, workmanship and commercial performance and business needs are met and maintained

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