Highways Lighting Commercial Engineer

E.ON UK Ltd; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Generous pension

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

E.ON UK Ltd in Sleaford is seeking a Highways Lighting Commercial Engineer to drive street lighting projects from quotation to delivery, ensuring efficiency, quality and client value. You will manage procurement, track project finances and secure competitive pricing while maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.

The role requires strong customer-facing communication, highway electrical experience, and a proven ability to win and manage key relationships.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication with a strong customer-facing approach.
• Certification in electrical wiring regulations with extensive highway electrical works experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office and basic accounting to track financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Pricing customer works, issuing quotes, and follow-up with competitive information.
• Manage major customer relationships and negotiate win-win deals.
• Ensure project delivery is well-managed, with financial tracking and procurement alignment.
• Act as escalation point for customer complaints per company policy.
• Lead continuous improvement and develop high-performing teams.
• Own safety, health, welfare and environmental responsibilities for the work.
• Close invoicing on time and manage debt chasing at depot level.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Sales targets

Analytical skills

Education

C&G236 or equivalent

BS7671 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations

Full UK driving licence

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location - Sleaford

Salary - £46,636-£58,937 plus excellent employee benefits and career progression

If you're passionate about street lighting and want to play a key role in shaping the future of safe, sustainable, and brilliantly lit communities, this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark.

As a Highways Lighting Commercial Engineer, you'll help drive the successful delivery of street lighting and electrical installation projects-from creating competitive quotations to ensuring every stage of delivery runs smoothly. You'll champion efficiency and quality, support our growth ambitions, and contribute to winning new opportunities.

Working alongside a talented and supportive team, you'll help bring our projects to life and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers.

Key responsibilities

• Pricing customer works, issuing quotes and ensuring all issued quotes are followed up with information collated to allow effective review of competitive positioning.
• Managing major customer relationships - negotiating win- win deals.
• Ensuring works are effectively and efficiently project managed, including financial tracking of projects. Ensure purchasing is in line with Procurement processes and at the best prices for our customers.
• Act as an escalation point for any complaints from key customers ensuring that they are dealt with correctly and in line with our company policies.
• Lead by example, support an environment that promotes rapid and continuous improvement whilst supporting the development of high performing teams.
• Taking a proactive approach and taking ownership of all aspects of Safety, Health, Welfare and Environmental issues relating to work.
• Timely completion of invoicing to meet personal and depot account financial targets including regular management and chasing of debt.

What we need from you

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong customer-facing approach.
• C&G236 or equivalent, BS7671 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations qualified with at least five years' experience of having installed a range of electrical installation works including, but not solely, highways electrical works
• Able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of all types of highway electrical supplies including DNO, IDNO, PCN and passively safe systems
• Proficient in the use of basic Microsoft packages used for producing quotations, pricing documents, schedules of rates.
• Conversant with basic accounting, profit and loss accounts and the tracking of financial performance at project level. Numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and information and present it in a clear and logical format.
• A Full UK drivers' licence.
• Experience of having operated in a commercial environment, with a track record of developing and managing key customer relationships.
• A collaborative team player with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• A proven track record of delivering sales targets in a competitive environment.
• An understanding of the key issues & challenges relating to New Connections.
• Oral communication skills, interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to take a confident and diplomatic approach with staff, colleagues and customers.

It would be great if you had

• Experience in using SAP financial package and Microsoftt Dynamics

• Capability to focus on continuous improvement in a constantly changing environment.

Here's what you need to know

• Award-Winning Workplace - We're proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16-34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We're open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse - We're the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We're also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year-recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We're Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria move forward to the next stage of our recruitment process, and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we'll support your growth every step of the way.