Lighting Design Engineer

Street Lighting Design Engineer – Connect Plus Services (M25 Project)

We have a terrific opportunity for a Street Lighting Design Engineer for our Connect Plus Services M25 London Orbital Motorway Project. This role is based at one of our main offices in Leatherhead, South Mimms or Dartford with a requirement to work across CPS depots (Leatherhead, Dartford & South Mimms) and attend site visits as needed. CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis.

We operate and maintain the M25 – the busiest motorway in Europe – delivering over £100m of annual investment alongside planned and reactive maintenance. If you’re looking to build a career in highways, the M25 offers exposure and challenge unlike any other project.

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of lighting design projects from concept through to completion
• Undertake highway lighting designs using Lighting Reality or similar software
• Deliver and support electrical design activities using associated design tools
• Manage and review design documentation, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project requirements
• Coordinate and manage external design consultants
• Review design outputs to ensure compliance with DMRB, MCHW and relevant standards
• Resolve engineering and design issues, both on site and with design teams
• Maintain trackers and registers for design deliverables, including O&M manuals and H&S files
• Liaise with internal teams, supply chain and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and delivery
• Stay up to date with changes to standards and best practices, sharing knowledge across the team

• Experience delivering highway lighting design projects within the Strategic Road Network
• Strong knowledge of ILP & British standards, with ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma
• Experience using Lighting Reality or similar design software
• Knowledge of DMRB, MCHW and relevant UK/European standards
• Experience in electrical design and associated software
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or a related discipline)
• Professionally qualified (or working towards) with a recognised institution

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more 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/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies – Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, 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. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit  We are members of WISE, ei eni, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE).

In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. 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 are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

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