Street Lighting Maintenance Operative

About The Role

Job Title
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Street Lighting Operative

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• Carrying out full LED lantern replacement programmes to upgrade outdated lighting to modern, energy‑efficient units.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 will 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 & falling 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 the role allows.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata).
• Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity / partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. We are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We support our commitment to inclusion through memberships of industry groups and through our own internal strategy.

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national or ethnic origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, committed to working with people who have disabilities or long‑term health conditions and offering interview opportunities when the minimum requirements for the role are met.