Street Lighting Operative

About The Role

Job Title
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Street Lighting Engineer

Location
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Site-based role covering all of Northamptonshire County

Company
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Balfour Beatty Group

• Installing, repairing and maintaining a wide range of street lighting and illuminated assets, including columns, lanterns, LED lantern replacements, lamps, brackets, beacons, underground SWA cables, illuminated bollards, illuminated signs, feeder pillars and subway lights
• Working predominantly in a team environment, taking responsibility for your own jobs and safety, while occasionally working alone.
• Carrying out full LED lantern replacement programmes to upgrade outdated lighting to modern, energy‑efficient units
• Performing ground excavations and proper reinstatement following installation or repair work
• Painting and maintaining various items of street furniture to a high standard
• Conducting dynamic risk assessments before and during every job to ensure safe working practices
• Taking full responsibility for company vehicles, tools, equipment and property
• Participating in the stand‑by rota to provide essential out‑of‑hours emergency call‑out cover, helping keep Northamptonshire safe 24/7

• A full clean UK driving licence – you will be travelling to various sites across the county
• Proven competence in street lighting operations, with hands‑on experience in fault‑finding, repairs, and routine maintenance of street lighting systems
• Comfortable using basic IT tools – we’ll provide a tablet device for recording site works, job updates, and reporting

• HEA Portfolio (demonstrating competence in highway electrical works)
• First Aid certification
• Manual Handling training
• Current ECS test (Electrotechnical Certification Scheme)
• CSCS/NPORS red card (or equivalent plant/equipment operator card)
• NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Act qualification – essential for safe signing, lighting, and guarding on highways)
• IPAF 1b (plus Harness & Fall Arrest training – for working safely at height using mobile elevating work platforms, common in column access)
• G39 (Working in the Vicinity of DNO Equipment) + 214 Safe
• Isolation procedures
• ESSW (Essential Skills for Safe Working, or equivalent health & safety qualification)
• 302.1 (12D) Traffic Management
• 204.1 Abrasive Wheels (safe use of cutting/grinding equipment)
• A solid understanding of signing, lighting & guarding procedures for safe roadworks

• Electrical testing qualification or relevant experience (e.g., using testing equipment for fault diagnosis and verification)

• Smart working – 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/partner’s leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more

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 also encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all.