Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer

Role Location: Manchester Office

Sector/Division: Natural Resources

Salary: Open to negotiations

Summary of Role:        

This is an exciting and challenging role where you will perform or support the Lead engineer position on one or more Projects. A range of deliverables from Concept Studies through to Detailed Design provide a variety of interesting work. Industries can range across Water, Transport and Energy including Green Energy, Nuclear and Oil and Gas

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for electrical discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
• Organising discipline staff, allocating work and ensuring delivery against plan
• Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
• Deliver high-quality electrical engineering tasks to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
• Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with
• Preparing equipment and materials requisitions for HV and LV switchboards, transformers, UPS systems, power factor correction, trace-heating, lighting and other electrical equipment
• Preparing installation scopes of work
• Reviewing supplier’s quotations and preparing technical bid assessments
• More specific tasks could include:
• Protection grading studies
• Power system analysis including fault level calculations and load flows
• Electrical equipment ageing and Obsolescence Management
• Supporting site teams with operational issues such as high harmonics, mal operation of protection and fault level exceedance
• Provide oversight of verification and validation activities

Qualifications:

• Degree in relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Electronic / Electrical / Control Engineering) Apprenticeships may be considered
• Chartered or Incorporated engineer status with a relevant professional body or evidence of being close to gaining these professional titles

Technical Experience:              

• Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.
• Significant engineering experience in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear and/or Water sectors
• Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Competence in the requirements for installation of equipment in process plants involving potentially explosive areas
• Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment, including Atex, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive and EMC Compliance

• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements

Personal Specification:           

• Highly motivated without or with limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills and proactive in engaging with colleagues and relevant stakeholders
• Focussed on business improvement by proactively creating efficiencies, supporting the recruitment of talented people, promoting the clients brand and contributing to an excellent working environment
• Works with safety and risk management at the forefront of their minds
• Proactive in personal development
• Customer focussed