Street Lighting Designer

Balfour Beatty plc; Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working with up to 40% remote

25 days paid annual leave

Pension and incentive schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Street Lighting Designer to develop lighting schemes for highways, roads and urban spaces across the UK. You will produce calculations with Lighting Reality, DIALux evo and AGi32, create detailed layouts, reports and drawings, and ensure compliance with standards and safety requirements.

You will collaborate with civil, electrical and utility engineers, visit sites, and promote energy-efficient, LED-based solutions while maintaining project documentation and

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in street lighting or highway electrical design.
• Knowledge of relevant street lighting standards and regulations.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or similar CAD software.
• Experience using lighting design software.
• Understanding of electrical distribution and highway infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Designing street lighting schemes for highways, roads, junctions, pedestrian areas, and public spaces.
• Producing lighting calculations using industry-standard software such as Lighting Reality, DIALux evo, or AGi32.
• Preparing detailed lighting layouts, specifications, technical reports, and construction drawings using CAD software.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant industry standards, client requirements, and health and safety legislation.
• Selecting suitable lighting columns, luminaires, brackets, foundations, and control systems.
• Undertaking site surveys and assessments to evaluate existing infrastructure and project constraints.
• Working closely with highways, civil, electrical, and utility engineers to coordinate design delivery.
• Supporting planning applications, technical approvals, and construction activities by providing technical advice and responding to design queries.
• Promoting sustainable and energy-efficient solutions, including LED lighting, smart controls, and carbon reduction initiatives.
• Maintaining accurate design documentation and supporting continuous improvement across projects.

Skills

AutoCAD proficiency

Lighting design software

Highways electrical design

Analytical & communication skills

Project coordination

Full UK driving licence

Education

Electrical/Civil engineering degree (HNC/HND)

Tools

Lighting Reality

DIALux evo

AGi32

Job description

About the role

Location: Ringmer Depot, East Sussex

Shape the future of safer, smarter streets

At Balfour Beatty, we deliver the critical infrastructure that powers communities and keeps people moving. We are looking for a talented Street Lighting Designer to join our team and play a key role in designing innovative, sustainable, and energy-efficient lighting solutions for highways, public spaces, and urban environments.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse range of infrastructure projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop technically robust designs that enhance safety, improve efficiency, and support the transition to smarter, greener networks.

What you'll be doing

As a Street Lighting Designer, you'll be responsible for producing high-quality lighting designs and supporting projects throughout their lifecycle. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing street lighting schemes for highways, roads, junctions, pedestrian areas, and public spaces.
• Producing lighting calculations using industry-standard software such as Lighting Reality, DIALux evo, or AGi32.
• Preparing detailed lighting layouts, specifications, technical reports, and construction drawings using CAD software.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant industry standards, client requirements, and health and safety legislation.
• Selecting suitable lighting columns, luminaires, brackets, foundations, and control systems.
• Undertaking site surveys and assessments to evaluate existing infrastructure and project constraints.
• Working closely with highways, civil, electrical, and utility engineers to coordinate design delivery.
• Supporting planning applications, technical approvals, and construction activities by providing technical advice and responding to design queries.
• Promoting sustainable and energy-efficient solutions, including LED lighting, smart controls, and carbon reduction initiatives. on
• Maintaining accurate design documentation and supporting continuous improvement across projects.

Who we're looking for

Essential:

• Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in street lighting or highway electrical design.
• Knowledge of relevant street lighting standards and regulations.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or similar CAD software.
• Experience using lighting design software.
• Understanding of electrical distribution and highway infrastructure.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work to deadlines.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites and client locations as required.

Desirable:

• SMSTS or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• G39 and 214 Safe Isolation certification.
• Highways Electrical Association (HEA) Approved Person Card.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 Regulations and designer responsibilities.

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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