Street Lighting Asset and Energy Officer

Contract: Cheshire East Highways

Location: Congleton

Contract Type: Permanent

This role is responsible for managing and optimising street lighting energy consumption and asset performance, ensuring full compliance with statutory requirements while driving cost efficiency and supporting the organisation's sustainability goals.

You will monitor energy usage, maintain accurate asset records, and coordinate maintenance and improvement programmes that enhance public safety and environmental performance.

The Role

• Energy Management: Monitor and analyse street lighting energy use to identify savings and efficiency opportunities, ensure accurate billing, and support carbon reduction in line with sustainability targets.
• Asset Management: Maintain and update the street lighting asset database, coordinating inspections and audits to ensure accuracy, functionality, and compliance.
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure all assets meet statutory requirements and codes of practice, preparing reports for audits and liaising with the highways team on energy and compliance matters.
• Project Support: Contribute to improvement projects such as LED upgrades and smart technology initiatives, providing technical advice to colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Respond to public and internal enquiries, collaborate with highways teams and external partners, and undertake other duties as required to support service delivery.

Job Description

About You

• Knowledge of street lighting systems, energy management principles, and asset management practices.
• Have an understanding of MPAN's, UMSO's, DNO and IDNO energy compliance.
• No specific qualifications however Street Lighting Asset Management and Energy Management experience is essential.
• Knowledge of Different Lighting Management Systems e.g Confirm, Mayrise, Central Management Systems
• Knowledge of UMSUG and Elexon

Benefits

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That's why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our "RJ Rewards" app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

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