Senior Engineer (Street Lighting)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade I. Scale 35 - £46,142 to Scale 39 - £50,269 with a professional bar at Scale 37 - £48,226

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Tame Street Depot, Tame Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1ST

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Street Lighting Engineer to join our dynamic engineering services team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the design and delivery of complex street lighting projects that will shape the future of transport and connectivity across the borough.

About You

As a Senior Street Lighting Engineer, you will play a key role in managing delivery of the council’s Highway Asset Management plan. You will also lead on the delivery of projects in the delivery team, liaising with clients and stakeholders, and ensuring technical excellence across all stages of project development and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of street lighting engineering projects from feasibility through to detailed design and construction.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams including supply chain partners and coordinate with other engineering disciplines.
• Prepare and review technical reports, drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, regulations, and best practices (e.g., DMRB, Manual for Streets).
• Engage with clients, elected members, local authorities, and contractors to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Support and manage street lighting maintenance activities.
• Review and update where required street lighting operational risk assessments and method statements.
• Prepare CDM documentation for street lighting delivery programmes.
• Design, implement and manage town centre festive lighting schemes.
• Support business development activities and contribute to bids and proposals.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, design input statements, and lighting environmental impact assessments.
• Support and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence.
• Lead on street lighting maintenance and innovation and a commitment to decarbonisation.
• Manage the authority’s street lighting energy consumption.
• Manage capital and reactive street lighting and infrastructure budgets.

About Us

Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough. Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tameside, covering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.

We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments, day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and assets for the future. To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board. Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!

Professional Development

• Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above.
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role.
• Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable.
• Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English. If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship. We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed. We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. For more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme, please refer to the council's website. For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 3925 or James.Irving@tameside.gov.uk.