Maintenance Manager Street Lighting

Durham County Council; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

27–32 days annual leave

Job summary

Durham County Council is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager Street Lighting to lead and deliver street lighting maintenance and construction across the county. You will manage operational teams, ensure project safety, quality, and budget adherence, and provide technical guidance to contractors and staff.

The role requires strong leadership, significant street lighting experience, and knowledge of electrical inspection and safety regulations, with a focus on maintaining high service

Qualifications

• Significant experience in street lighting maintenance and construction operations.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Sound knowledge of electrical inspection and testing requirements and relevant legislation.
• Experience of managing budgets, resources and project delivery.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to promoting a positive health and safety culture and delivering excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop operational street lighting teams.
• Plan, program and deliver maintenance and construction works.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, electrical regulations and council procedures.
• Manage projects from conception through to completion, including financial monitoring and reporting.
• Prepare and approve job packs, permits, RAMS and traffic management requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance and provide technical guidance where required.
• Support recruitment, workforce development and apprentice mentoring.
• Participate in the out-of-hours management rota.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Health & safety

Communication

Problem solving

Education

City & Guilds 2330 Electrical Qualification

City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing

BS 7671 Wiring Regulations

HNC Level 4 in a relevant discipline

NVQ Level 3 Site Supervision

Job description

Are you an experienced electrical or highways professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering safe, high-quality services? We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Manager Street Lighting to join our Highways Services team. This is a key leadership role responsible for managing the delivery of street lighting maintenance and construction activities across County Durham, ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget.

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

As Street Lighting Maintenance Manager, you will lead and support operational teams delivering a wide range of street lighting projects and maintenance programmes across the county. You will play a vital role in ensuring the safety of employees, contractors, road users and the wider public, whilst driving high standards of service delivery and performance.

• Managing and developing operational street lighting teams.
• Planning, programming and delivering maintenance and construction works.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, electrical regulations and council procedures.
• Managing projects from conception through to completion, including financial monitoring and reporting.
• Preparing and approving job packs, permits, RAMS and traffic management requirements.
• Monitoring contractor performance and providing technical guidance where required.
• Supporting recruitment, workforce development and apprentice mentoring.
• Participating in the out-of-hours management rota.We are looking for a motivated and experienced manager who can demonstrate:
• Significant experience in street lighting maintenance and construction operations.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Sound knowledge of electrical inspection and testing requirements and relevant legislation.
• Experience of managing budgets, resources and project delivery.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• A commitment to promoting a positive health and safety culture and delivering excellent customer service.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

• City & Guilds 2330 Electrical Qualification (or equivalent).
• City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing.
• BS 7671 Wiring Regulations.
• Recognised electrical qualification.
• HNC Level 4 in a relevant discipline.
• NVQ Level 3 Site Supervision.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will be held on week commencing 21 September 2026

OUR OFFER TO YOU

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable.

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Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

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