Street Lighting Designer

Balfour Beatty plc; Lewes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Living Places is seeking a Street Lighting Designer to create and deliver lighting designs for highways, public spaces, and urban areas. You will run lighting calculations and prepare drawings, reports, and specifications to support project lifecycle delivery.

The role requires experience in street lighting, CAD/lighting software, and a full UK driving licence with willingness to travel to sites and client locations.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience in street lighting or highway electrical design.
• Knowledge of 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 meet deadlines.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites and client locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Design street lighting schemes for highways, roads, junctions, pedestrian areas and public spaces.
• Produce lighting calculations using Lighting Reality, DIALux evo, or AGi32.
• Prepare detailed layouts, specifications, reports and drawings using CAD software.
• Ensure designs comply with standards, client requirements and safety legislation.
• Select lighting columns, luminaires, brackets, foundations and control systems.
• Conduct site surveys and assess project constraints.
• Coordinate design delivery with highway, civil, electrical and utility engineers.
• Support planning applications, approvals and construction with technical input.
• Promote energy-efficient solutions including LED lighting and smart controls.
• Maintain design documentation and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Highway design

Lighting standards

AutoCAD

Lighting software

Electrical distribution

Analytical skills

Project management

Driving licence + travel

Education

Electrical/Civil Eng degree

Tools

AutoCAD

CAD software

Lighting design software

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.
• 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 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 its 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]