Job No. BBUK17955

Balfour Beatty plc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working options up to 40% where

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and benefits

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Group is seeking a Street Lighting Engineer to install, repair and maintain street lighting across Northamptonshire. The role is site-based with field work on multiple sites, ensuring safe operation and timely fault diagnosis.

You will work in a team, with responsibility for equipment, risk assessments, and outreach to maintain lighting assets; required qualifications and a comprehensive training path are provided.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is essential for site visits across the county.
• Experience with fault-finding, repairs and routine maintenance of street lighting systems.
• Comfortable using basic IT tools; tablet device provided for site works and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Installing, repairing and maintaining street lighting assets and related equipment.
• Work in a team or alone with safety responsibility for own jobs.
• Carry out LED lantern replacement programmes to upgrade lighting.
• Perform ground excavations and reinstatement after work.
• Paint and maintain street furniture to high standards.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments before and during work.
• Take responsibility for company vehicles, tools and equipment.
• Participate in standby rota for out-of-hours emergencies in Northamptonshire.

Skills

Full clean UK driving licence

Street lighting operations

IT tools usage

Education

HEA Portfolio

First Aid

Manual Handling

ECS certificate

CSCS/NPORS card

NRSWA qualification

IPAF 1b

G39 + 214 Safe

Isolation procedures

ESSW

302.1 (12D) Traffic Management

204.1 Abrasive Wheels

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Street Lighting Engineer

Location: This is a site-based role covering all of Northamptonshire County.

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

About Us:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.

Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of Living Places you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.

Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.

What you'll be doing

As a Street Lighting Engineer you will have the following accountabilities:

• Installing, repairing and maintaining a wide range of street lighting and illuminated assets, including columns, lanterns, LED lantern replacements, lamps, brackets, beacons, underground SWA cables, illuminated bollards, illuminated signs, feeder pillars and subway lights


• Working predominantly in a team environment, taking responsibility for your own jobs and safety, while occasionally working alone.


• Carrying out full LED lantern replacement programmes to upgrade outdated lighting to modern, energy-efficient units


• Performing ground excavations and proper reinstatement following installation or repair work


• Painting and maintaining various items of street furniture to a high standard


• Conducting dynamic risk assessments before and during every job to ensure safe working practices


• Taking full responsibility for company vehicles, tools, equipment and property


• Participating in the stand‑by rota to provide essential out-of-hours emergency call‑out cover, helping keep Northamptonshire safe 24/7

Who we're looking for

Essential Requirements

• A full clean UK driving licence — you'll be travelling to various sites across the county.


• Proven competence in street lighting operations, with hands‑on experience in fault‑finding, repairs, and routine maintenance of street lighting systems.


• Comfortable using basic IT tools — we'll provide a tablet device for recording site works, job updates, and reporting.

Required Competencies
We value candidates who already hold some or all of the following industry‑recognised qualifications and certifications. Where gaps exist, full training and support will be provided to help you achieve them:

• HEA Portfolio (demonstrating competence in highway electrical works)


• First Aid certification


• Manual Handling training


• Current ECS test (Electrotechnical Certification Scheme)


• CSCS/NPORS red card (or equivalent plant/equipment operator card)


• NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Act qualification — essential for safe signing, lighting, and guarding on highways)


• IPAF 1b (plus Harness & Fall Arrest training — for working safely at height using mobile elevating work platforms, common in column access)


• G39 (Working in the Vicinity of DNO Equipment) + 214 Safe


• Isolation procedures


• ESSW (Essential Skills for Safe Working, or equivalent health & safety qualification)


• 302.1 (12D) Traffic Management


• 204.1 Abrasive Wheels (safe use of cutting/grinding equipment)


• A solid understanding of signing, lighting & guarding procedures for safe roadworks

Beneficial (but not essential):

• Electrical testing qualification or relevant experience (e.g., using testing equipment for fault diagnosis and verification).

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.


• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)


• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave


• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long‑term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]