Street Lighting Engineer

Senior Street Lighting Engineer
 
A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Street Lighting Engineer to take ownership of a major capital programme. This role focuses on the delivery of street lighting improvements, combining site supervision with project leadership to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality infrastructure delivery.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
·Lead delivery of street lighting column and lantern replacement programmes
·Carry out pre-installation site checks and technical assessments
·Supervise contractors on-site, ensuring works meet safety and quality standards
·Oversee installation, testing, and final certification of lighting assets
·Manage project progress, ensuring delivery to time and budget
·Provide technical guidance on maintenance and capital works
·Liaise with internal teams and stakeholders to coordinate project delivery
·Ensure compliance with UK highways and street lighting standards
Requirements
·Strong experience in street lighting maintenance and capital works delivery
·Proven ability to supervise contractors and manage on-site activity
·Experience delivering end-to-end replacement programmes
·Knowledge of inspection, testing, and certification processes
·Understanding of UK street lighting standards and regulations
·Street lighting design knowledge (desirable)
This is a hands-on senior role offering real impact across essential infrastructure projects, ideal for an experienced engineer looking to lead delivery on key programmes.
For a full description and further information on the role, please call Jason Kohle at Carrington West on (phone number removed).

FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jason at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
 
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