Street Lighting Design Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote work up to 40%

Annual leave

Family policies

Pension & share plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Living Places is seeking a Street Lighting Design Engineer for Buckinghamshire. You will develop lighting designs from concept to construction support, ensuring safe, sustainable and high-quality highway electrical solutions across the county.

You will work with authorities and stakeholders to deliver designs that meet industry standards, perform lighting calculations, prepare reports, and specify equipment while maintaining CDM compliance and project delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience within street lighting or highway electrical design.
• Knowledge of BS 5489, BS EN 13201 and BS 7671.
• Ability to produce lighting calculations, technical reports, specifications and engineering drawings.
• Experience using lighting design and CAD software.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations and designer responsibilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop street lighting and highway electrical designs for capital and maintenance schemes.
• Produce lighting calculations, technical reports, specifications and equipment schedules.
• Undertake site visits and desktop assessments to verify existing infrastructure and project requirements.
• Design and specify street lighting columns, luminaires, cabling, feeder pillars and control systems.
• Ensure designs comply with BS 5489, BS EN 13201 and BS 7671.
• Prepare design risk assessments and support CDM compliance.
• Provide technical support to project teams throughout delivery.

Skills

Street lighting design

Lighting calculations

Engineering drawings

CDM knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Organization skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Lighting Engineering degree

Civil Engineering degree

ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma

Membership of ILP or IET

Driving Licence (UK)

Tools

CAD software

Job description

About the role

At Balfour Beatty Living Places, we’re looking for a talented Street Lighting Design Engineer to join our Buckinghamshire team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced designer to play a key role in delivering safe, sustainable and innovative street lighting and highway electrical solutions across the county.

Working closely with operational teams, local authorities and key stakeholders, you'll take designs from initial concept through to construction support, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest technical standards.

What you'll be doing

• Develop street lighting and highway electrical designs for capital and maintenance schemes
• Produce lighting calculations, technical reports, specifications, drawings and equipment schedules
• Undertake site visits and desktop assessments to verify existing infrastructure and project requirements
• Design and specify street lighting columns, luminaires, cabling, feeder pillars and control systems
• Ensure designs comply with relevant industry standards including BS 5489, BS EN 13201 and BS 7671
• Prepare design risk assessments and support CDM compliance
• Provide technical support to project teams throughout delivery
• Liaise with Buckinghamshire Council, utility companies, developers, HS2, East West Rail and other key stakeholders
• Support design reviews, technical approvals, construction activities and asset management updates
• Contribute to continuous improvement, safety and quality initiatives

Who we're looking for

Essential

• Experience within street lighting or highway electrical design
• Knowledge of relevant standards including BS 5489, BS EN 13201 and BS 7671
• Ability to produce lighting calculations, technical reports, specifications and engineering drawings
• Experience using lighting design and CAD software
• Understanding of CDM Regulations and designer responsibilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

Desirable

• HNC, HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering, Lighting Engineering, Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) Exterior Lighting Diploma
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant professional body such as ILP or IET
• Experience working with local authority specifications and DNO interfaces
• HERS registration or relevant highway electrical sector competence
• Knowledge of TSRGD and Traffic Signs Manuals
• Full UK Driving Licence

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?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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 want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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