Lighting Design Apprentice Manchester (2027 start)

About the Role

AECOM is looking for enthusiastic and motivated apprentices to join our Street Lighting team. You will support a diverse range of highway and infrastructure projects helping to deliver street lighting and electrical solutions that improve safety sustainability and the user experience across the built environment.

Our work covers a wide range of street lighting and electrical engineering projects from feasibility studies and preliminary design through to detailed design construction support and asset replacement programmes. You will have the opportunity to gain experience across areas such as street lighting traffic sign lighting public realm lighting highway electrical infrastructure feeder pillars electrical supplies lighting controls and energy-efficient lighting systems.

You will work alongside experienced engineers and technical professionals within multidisciplinary teams gaining practical experience throughout the project lifecycle. Through a combination of on-the-job learning formal training and mentoring you will develop your technical knowledge design skills and understanding of industry standards while working towards a recognised qualification and building a rewarding career lighting & electrical engineering.

Your work may include:

• Assisting with the preparation of street lighting and electrical engineering drawings layouts technical documentation and project deliverables.
• Supporting the design and delivery of street lighting traffic sign lighting and illuminated infrastructure projects.
• Assisting with site inspections asset surveys condition assessments and data collection activities.
• Supporting the preparation of lighting designs calculations specifications schedules and technical reports.
• Helping to collect analyse and interpret lighting electrical and project-related data.
• Assisting with the design and implementation of street lighting systems electrical supplies feeder pillars cabling networks and associated infrastructure.
• Supporting projects for local authorities National Highways and private sector clients across highways public realm and transport schemes.
• Gaining exposure to lighting design software such as Lighting Reality AGi32 & Trimble Pro Design as well as digital engineering tools and emerging smart city technologies.
• Supporting sustainable infrastructure projects including energy-efficient LED lighting adaptive lighting controls and carbon reduction initiatives.
• Participating in site visits design reviews client meetings and discussions with contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively with engineers designers and other technical professionals across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Maintaining accurate project records and supporting general project administration activities.
• Developing an understanding of relevant standards guidance and legislation including BS 5489 BS EN 13201 ILP PLGs National Highways requirements and industry best practice.

Qualifications :

This role is ideal for school leavers with GCSEs or equivalent qualifications who can demonstrate:

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above including Mathematics and English.
• A genuine interest in street lighting electrical infrastructure and transportation engineering with a desire to develop a career in the industry.
• An aptitude for technical subjects engineering design and problem-solving.
• An interest in developing skills in areas such as lighting design CAD digital engineering electrical systems and highway infrastructure.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to completing tasks and solving technical challenges.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with colleagues clients and other project stakeholders.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team while demonstrating initiative and accountability when working independently.
• Enthusiasm adaptability and a willingness to learn new skills and take on new challenges.
• A creative and practical approach to problem-solving.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development including working towards a relevant engineering qualification or professional membership with the ILP or IET.

Additional Information :

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.    
• Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in. 
• You must have the right to work in the UK. 

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time