Street Lighting Project Engineer (Full Time)

Environmentjournal; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 38,220 - 42,839; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Family leave

Salary sacrifice

Flexible working

Learning & development

Career progression

Employee discounts

Green car scheme

Travel loans

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council in Northallerton is seeking a Street Lighting Project Engineer to join our Electrical Engineering team. The role is based at Leeming Bar Street Lighting Depot with occasional travel across the council area and flexible/home working options.

You will manage contractors, oversee maintenance and testing, and contribute to LED upgrades and energy-reduction projects while supporting housing developers and external clients.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification and proven street lighting maintenance experience.
• Ability to work with new technology, systems and software.
• Analytical mindset with decision-making impact on projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee contractor work on street lighting installations and maintenance.
• Ensure timely delivery of street lighting and illuminated sign maintenance.
• Ensure electrical testing and inspections are carried out as required.
• Identify improvements for street lighting design and housing developments.
• Maintain records of assets and works for future maintenance and adoption.
• Liaise with internal departments and external clients including parish councils and developers.
• Support energy-reduction and carbon-management programmes, including LED initiatives.

Skills

Street lighting maintenance

Contract management

Education

HNC/ONC in Electrical Engineering

City & Guilds

Job description

Jobs

Street Lighting Project Engineer

More Information

Salary

£38,220 - £42,839 per annum

Expires

25/08/2026

Company

North Yorkshire Council

Location

Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Job Type

Full Time

Office base is the Leeming Bar Street Lighting Depot. You will need to have the ability to travel across the wider Council area when required with the ability for some flexible working, including home working.

Are you looking for an electrical street lighting role within an innovative and exciting Electrical Engineering team? Are you searching for a new challenge in an organisation that offers great benefits and a fantastic work/life balance?

An opportunity has arisen to join us as a Project Engineer within our Electrical Engineering team.

The Team

Our Electrical Engineering team forms part of Highway Operations within the Highways and Infrastructure Service. We’re responsible for managing over 63,000 street lighting columns and 8,000 illuminated signs and bollards, as well as delivering the Council’s ambitious energy reduction and carbon management programmes.

We’re proud of our reputation for innovation, sustainability and quality. Our work has been recognised nationally, including:

• National Green Apple Reward
• Bronze Green Apple Award
• NHT Improving Public Satisfaction – Excellent Service Award (LED replacement programme)
• Honourable mention in the Council’s Efficiencies Awards

Now in our fourth year as a unitary authority, this is an exciting time to join North Yorkshire Council. With an annual budget of around £7m, the team delivers capital infrastructure schemes, maintains electrical assets and runs a successful design-and-build street lighting service for housing developers and other external clients. We work closely with our partner contractor, North Yorkshire Highways (NYH), as well as supporting parish and town councils across the county.

The Role

As a Project Engineer within our Electrical Engineering team, you will:

• Manage and oversee the work of our contractor on both new street lighting installations and ongoing routine and reactive maintenance activities associated with the Council’s Street lighting and illuminated sign and bollard stock.
• Ensure effective delivery of ongoing street lighting and illuminated sign maintenance.
• Ensure electrical testing, structural testing and inspections are carried out at required intervals and defects are resolved.
• Identify, assess and advise our street lighting design team with improvement projects including the provision of new street lighting for housing developers and the improvement of the Council’s existing street lighting network.
• Maintain accurate records of installed assets and completed works to support future maintenance and adoption.
• Liaise with internal clients (highways colleagues, colleagues in regeneration or housing) and external clients such as parish councils, developers and consultants.
• Support the council’s energy‑reduction and carbon‑management programmes, including LED replacement and efficiency initiatives.

Please find further details in the attached job description.

What you will bring

You don’t need to meet every requirement - training and development will be provided. What matters most is your technical foundation and willingness to learn.

You’ll ideally have:

• An electrical qualification such as HNC/ONC in Electrical Engineering, City & Guilds, or equivalent
• Proven experience in street lighting maintenance and contract management
• Confidence working with new technology, systems and software
• The ability to analyse information and make sound decisions that influence projects and people

What you will get in return…

In return for your expertise, we offer a genuinely supportive working environment with excellent benefits:

• a local government, career average employer contribution pension scheme
• family friendly leave
• salary sacrifice schemes.
• modern flexible working practices
• learning and development packages
• career advancement opportunities
• employee discount benefits including shopping and gym discounts
• green car and cycle schemes
• travel loans

Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £38,220 - £42,839 per annum

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Sector: Highways

Sector: Streetscene

Job Role: Engineer