Street Lighting Engineer - Highways - #2121472

Street Lighting Highways Engineer

• Hourly Rate: £50
• Location: Manchester
• Job Type: Contract (1 year)

We are seeking a Street Lighting Engineer to undertake a lead consultant role in Manchester. This position involves complex technical, procedural, and legislative matters in a professional and customer-focused technical service. The successful candidate will lead and be accountable for the delivery of a range of technical projects, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and contributing to the Council’s corporate aims and objectives.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Lead an innovative, forward-thinking technical consultancy function for street lighting, ensuring solutions are delivered in line with customer and legislative requirements.
• Lead on the delivery of work packages using project management methodology, ensuring compliance with organisational objectives and internal and legislative guidelines.
• Continuously identify and champion opportunities to deliver improvements in project, programme, and maintenance service delivery.
• Develop successful internal and external relationships and secure stakeholder commitment through effective negotiation and communication.
• Analyse and interpret legislation, presenting complex technical matters clearly to a range of stakeholders, and make informed recommendations to support corporate objectives.
• Represent the City Council as an expert witness at enquiries, tribunals, and hearings when required.
• Manage a range of assigned resources to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery, which may include direct line management or matrix management of a team.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Hold an undergraduate degree or MSc in a relevant discipline OR hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent OR be a Chartered or Incorporated Engineering with a relevant institution membership.
• Proven experience in leading technical projects and initiatives within a relevant service area.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and ability to interpret complex legislation and technical data.
• Experience in negotiation and developing/maintaining effective internal and external relationships.
• Ability to work on a rota basis, including out of hours as required to meet customer demand.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on significant projects contributing to the improvement of public services.
• Exposure to complex challenges in street lighting engineering with scope for professional development.
• Access to a dedicated Reed consultant for ongoing support.
• Secure and easy-to-use online timesheet system.
• Self-service portal for managing holiday requests, payslips, and other employment documents.
• Inclusion in pension schemes, paid holiday schemes, and maternity/paternity benefits.

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