Street Lighting Engineer

Officer - Electrical Local Authority | Oxfordshire
📍 Oxfordshire (Hybrid Working Available)
💰 £36-£40 per hour
⏱ 37 Hours per Week
📄 Contract Opportunity
A Local Authority in Oxfordshire is looking to appoint an experienced Officer - Electrical to join its Highways Maintenance team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of highway electrical maintenance and improvement programmes across the county, helping to maintain and enhance critical infrastructure including street lighting, illuminated signs, control systems and associated electrical assets.
The RoleAs an Officer - Electrical, you will work with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders to identify, design and deliver highway electrical maintenance schemes across the network. You will be responsible for supporting both capital and revenue programmes, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with the council's standards.
This role offers a mixture of office, site and stakeholder engagement work, with flexibility and hybrid working available.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver highway electrical maintenance works and improvement programmes across the county.
Identify, assess, prioritise and programme highway electrical maintenance schemes.
Undertake site inspections and supervise electrical maintenance operations on the public highway.
Prepare specifications, work orders, health & safety information and contract documentation.
Analyse asset data and inspection information to identify maintenance requirements and prioritise works.
Support budget monitoring, contract management, procurement and programme delivery activities. Maintain accurate records through spreadsheets, databases and asset management systems.
Act as an escalation point for technical queries and operational issues.
Build effective relationships with council teams, suppliers, contractors and external stakeholders.
Assist with reports, briefings and technical advice for colleagues and stakeholders.RequirementsEssential
Experience within highways maintenance engineering.
Relevant engineering qualification, Level 3 National Certificate, or equivalent experience.
Experience supervising or inspecting highway maintenance works.
Strong understanding of electrical maintenance, repairs and highway electrical assets.
Ability to work independently and use sound judgement when dealing with technical issues.
Excellent communication, presentation and report-writing skills.
Experience using performance data and asset information to support decision making.
Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word.Desirable
Knowledge of CDM Regulations.
LANTRA Chapter 8 Traffic Management accreditation.
Understanding of local authority contract and financial procedures.
Knowledge of winter maintenance decision-making processes.Why Apply?
Competitive rate of £36- £40 per hour.
Opportunity to work on countywide highway electrical infrastructure projects.
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
Exposure to a varied portfolio of street lighting and highway electrical assets.
Immediate opportunity to make a positive impact within a busy Local Authority environment.Interested? If you have experience in highway electrical maintenance, street lighting, electrical inspections or highway asset management and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Please send your updated CV or contact us for a confidential discussion regarding the role.

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