- Cheshire West & Chester Council
- North West
- Permanent
- Competitive
Working within the Cheshire West and Chester Street Lighting and Traffic Signal team the successful candidate will provide technical expertise and contribute to delivering services specific to Street Lighting Design.
The Post holder will ensure effective, efficient and safe delivery of the service for users and the people of Cheshire West & Chester in accordance with Council policies, procedures and resources.
Organisation Cheshire West and Chester Council Location: Cheshire
Job Category Highways and Transport
Grade CWAC NJC – Grade 10
Salary Min: £ 40476 per annum Salary Max: £46581 per annum
Hours per week 37 Weeks per year 52.143
Employment Type Permanent
Closing Date 31/08/2025
Ref No W4086 Documents
- WAWC 8057 Principal Street Lighting Engineer Job description.docx
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Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
As a vital member of the team, you will work as part of a professional, responsive and dedicated team which undertakes a wide range of tasks. The role will require the use of your knowledge, judgement and initiative whilst being supported by the wider team.
The role of Principal Street Lighting Engineer will lead on the Technical Design of new Street Lighting schemes along with undertaking Design checks and management of internal and external Street Lighting works. The successful candidate will respond to Street Lighting design queries, and manage the delivery of Capital Street Lighting Schemes.
Typical Duties include
- Carrying out designs, inspections, analyse engineering problems, apply technical expertise and engineering judgment and produce innovative solutions through the use of complex interactive computer systems (e.g. Lighting Reality and AutoCAD).
- Manage wide ranging works and activities on the public highway, including liaising with and supervising developers/contractors during the construction of new infrastructure to be adopted as part of the highway network.
- Deal with correspondence and telephone enquiries and consult with statutory undertakers, District and Parish councils, other Services and units of the Service.
- Assist the Team Leader for Street Lighting and Traffic Signals in controlling, monitoring and maximising budgets to ensure the cost effective efficient and economical management of the work programme. To plan and manage scheme delivery and proactively monitor the overall progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective procedures.
- Contribute to the continued development of the specific Service area through the direct management and training of staff including the identification, planning and allocation of tasks/duties together with assisting in the personal development of these staff.
To arrange an informal and confidential discussion please contact Gerard Coleman or 01244 977456
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits, please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk
No candidate will meet every single requirement – if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours.
For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.