Public Lighting Operative - ORK10659


Company:	Orkney Islands Council
Salary:	£32,976 - £33,652
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Kirkwall, KW15 1GE
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Public Lighting Operative

Hatston Depot

37 hours per week

Permanent

£32,976 - £33,652

£17.09 - £17.44 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to Darren Bisby, Team Manager Roads and Grounds Operations.

Your working pattern is Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3.30pm. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to undertake as part of a team, the maintenance of public lighting installations and associated infrastructure.

We are looking to appoint a full time Public Lighting Operative to to undertake as part of a team the installation and maintenance of street lighting columns, control gear and other street furniture. This will include the setting out of work in relation to the construction of public lighting installations.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post involves a contractual requirement to:

• participate in a standby rota covering out of hours,

click here for Standby Information

This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure check.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 23 August 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Darren Bisby Team Manager Roads and Grounds

Operations at Darren.bisby@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 ext. 4224

For information on applying and our recruitment process,

click here for Information for Applicants.

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feedback on our recruitment process

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.

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