Tesco UK • National • Permanent • Apply by 06-Feb-2026
At Tesco, we're proud to put customers at the heart of everything we do. As an Electrical & Lighting Engineering Manager, you'll work closely with stakeholders and technical suppliers across the group to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions that create real value for our customers. You'll play a key role in shaping our long-term engineering strategy-ensuring our stores are well-lit, energy-efficient, and fit for the future.
The Hiring Manager for this role is Matthew Reeves-Smith.
Benefits
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* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
Responsibilities
* Identifying opportunities to develop and improve equipment within your product groups, ensuring our stores are equipped with reliable, efficient, and future-ready solutions.
* Creating and maintaining world-class standards that support the delivery of the annual Property business plan, helping us build better stores for our customers and colleagues.
* Taking accountability as the subject matter expert for Electrical & Lighting across the Group
* Working cross-functionally with stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery and consistent application of Group technical standards.
* Understanding equipment performance and collaborating with colleagues to explore root causes of issues-developing proposals that inform short, medium, and long-term plans.
* Driving continuous improvement by finding ways to deliver better, simpler, and more cost-effective solutions across your product areas within your technical discipline.
* Building strong relationships with industry experts, colleagues, and stakeholders across Retail and Property-energising and influencing others to deliver great results together.
* Ensuring the correct application of technical standards for all electrical and lighting equipment, supporting safe and efficient store operations.
* Bringing technical innovation and fresh ideas to keep Tesco at the forefront of engineering excellence.
* Acting as the notified Electrical Duty Holder for Tesco Engineering, ensuring compliance and safety across all electrical systems.
Qualifications
* Hold a professional registration to IEng or CEng Level
* A detailed understanding of Electrical and Lighting design, installation, including equipment, within the commercial sector.
* Experience of project design and delivery, writing specifications in this sector.
* Good understanding of industry standards and relevant legislation.
* Understands Health & Safety and how to best approach specifications to deliver easy to maintain products.
* Degree level, HNC or IET qualified
About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
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