Assistant Street Lighting Designer / Street Lighting Engineer

Location: Norwich, Southampton or Cambridge; UK

Overview of the role:

Reporting to the Technical Principal for Street Lighting, you will be working as part of a team, where you will play an important role providing technical support to other team members and clients. This will include delivering quality exterior lighting and associated electrical design solutions, including motorways, roads, public realm, decorative and feature lighting, as well as carrying out site surveys and inspections. The job role is office based with flexibility for homeworking, and there is a requirement to carry out site surveys/inspections as part of the design work. You will take part in client meetings/briefings to discuss the proposed scheme/s or for project progress meetings, and due to the location of some projects/contracts there may be occasional overnight stays required.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Preparation of reports, feasibility studies, designs, drawings, specifications, and contract documents
• Clear communication skills and ability to develop strong technical credibility with the client and foster relationships in a partnering environment
• Liaison with engineers/technicians from other disciplines
• Carry out site surveys/inspection
• Assist in the preparation of estimates
• Design of lighting projects in accordance with relevant standards and codes of practice
• Electrical designs for private cable networks in accordance with relevant standards
• Liaise with clients, electricity suppliers, contractors, professional organisations, sub‑consultants, and other design teams
• Support the production of Environmental Lighting Impact Assessments reports, Economic Assessments reports and Business Cases
• Assist with nighttime lighting assessments
• Any other tasks deemed necessary and commensurate with the grade

Candidate Specification:

Essential:

• Highly motivated, and able to work with limited supervision
• Approachable and personable, able to build positive working relationships with colleagues and clients
• IT Literate, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Conversant with lighting design software, in particular Lighting Reality
• Have experience or practical working knowledge of AutoCAD
• Have a working knowledge of Highways Agency DMRB and MCHDW standards, BS5489, BSEN 13201, BS7671 and ILP Technical Reports/guidance documents

Desirable:

• Relevant engineering or electrical qualification at a minimum of certificate or diploma level
• Completed or working towards completing the Institution of Lighting Professional Exterior Lighting Diploma and registered with the Engineering Council as EngTech and Affiliate Member of the ILP (IEng/MILP desirable)

Offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance. Note: candidates must be UK, EU or NATO country nationals and able to secure BPSS (or local equivalent) to work on security restricted projects. UK Immigration Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Benefits:

Health and Wellbeing:

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial Wellbeing:

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle:

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.

Enhanced Family and Carers Leave:

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and Development:

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes:

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.