1 Street Lighting Operative roles in Northampton

What you'll be doing

As a Street Lighting Operative you will have the following accountabilities:

• 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• Carrying out full LED lantern replacement programmes to upgrade outdated lighting to modern, energy-efficient units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

Who we're looking for

Essential Requirements

• A full clean UK driving licence — you'll 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.

Required Competencies
We value candidates who already hold some or all of the following industry-recognised qualifications and certifications. Where gaps exist, full training and support will be provided to help you achieve them:

• 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

Beneficial (but not essential):

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

Why work for us

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.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- 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…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com