Job Description
Street Lighting Project Engineer
Here's what you'll be doing
£37,659-£50,250 + Company Car/Allowance
Northampton
Permanent
If you’re passionate about street lighting and want to play a key role in shaping the future of safe, sustainable, and brilliantly lit communities, this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark.
As a Street Lighting Project Engineer, you’ll help drive the successful delivery of street lighting and electrical installation projects—from creating competitive quotations to ensuring every stage of delivery runs smoothly. You’ll champion efficiency and quality, support our growth ambitions, and contribute to winning new opportunities.
Working alongside a talented and supportive team, you’ll help bring our projects to life and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers.
Key responsibilities
- Accurately price street lighting works, issue competitive quotes, and ensure timely follow-up with detailed information to support effective review and maintain strong market positioning.
- Assist in leading the Northampton team on a day-to-day basis, fostering collaboration and driving operational excellence.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with major customers, negotiating win–win agreements that deliver value for both parties.
- Ensure all works are efficiently and effectively managed from start to finish, including financial tracking and performance monitoring.
- Act as the primary contact for resolving complaints from key customers, ensuring issues are handled promptly and in line with company policies.
- Take ownership of all aspects of Safety, Health, Welfare, and Environmental standards, promoting a proactive approach to compliance and risk management.
- Complete invoicing promptly to meet personal and depot financial targets, including regular management and chasing of outstanding debt.
What we need from you
- Experience in street lighting works and a solid understanding of industry standards and highway electrical supplies, including DNO, IDNO, PCN, and passively safe systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft tools for quotes, pricing, and schedules, plus experience in electrical designs and layout drawings.
- Strong numerical skills, including data interpretation, basic accounting, and tracking project-level financial performance.
- Proven commercial awareness with the ability to develop key relationships and negotiate win–win outcomes.
- Understanding of New Connections challenges with confidence to make effective decisions under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and diplomatic communication skills.
Here's what else you need to know
- Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds
- Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
- Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024 We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
- Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
- Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
- Accessible & Supportive - As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
- Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.
E.ON is committed to equal opportunities and actively promotes diversity, equality and flexibility.
At a glance
Reference no.: 243374 Closing date: 19/03/2026 Salary: £37,659-£50,250
Get in touch
For more information, please contact the recruiter Melissa.newell@eonenergy.com. Please note, CV's emailed directly will not be considered.
About us
E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 42,000 colleagues in 13 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.
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