Consulting Electrical Engineer

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their Stockport office. The role involves managing projects, ensuring designs meet client needs in the energy sector, and applying technical expertise in power systems. Ideal candidates should hold a degree in Electrical or Power Systems engineering and have substantial experience in electrical infrastructure. Benefits include a competitive salary, bonus scheme, and support for vocational qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme up to 20%

Vocational qualification support

Chartered Engineer status support

Electric vehicle leasing scheme

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Team social events

Milestone scheme for years in service

Qualifications

• Significant experience in electrical power generation and project management.
• Experience in HV, MV, LV systems and grid connections.
• Ability to deliver high-quality technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects related to electric power generation.
• Coordinate with UK DNOs and conduct technical reviews.
• Provide site-based construction monitoring in the UK or Ireland.

Skills

Electrical or Power Systems engineering degree

CEng status or working towards it

Experience in electrical power generation/transmission

Experience in HV, MV, LV systems

Client-facing skills

Technical report writing

Use of electrical engineering software

Understanding of health, safety, and welfare regulations

Education

Degree in Electrical or Power Systems engineering

Job description

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 34 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition.

Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner‑operators.

We have over 185 employees who represent us, operating from our offices in south Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a small number of professional electrical engineers to work as project managers, and be based out of our Stockport office with UK, Irish and some wider EU travel.

We are looking for an electrical engineer with the following skills and experience.

• a good degree in Electrical or Power Systems engineering.
• CEng status or working towards with IET, or similar.
• significant experience gained in electrical power generation/transmission infrastructure to include design, project management and commissioning.
• experience in HV, MV and LV, embedded generation, protection circuits, grid connections, HV and LV switchgear, substations, switchyards and coordinating with UK DNOs.
• deals professionally with external and internal clients, attends project meetings, writes and delivers high‑quality technical reports and models, etc.
• prior experience with the use of electrical engineering sector software.
• the undertaking of feasibility, due diligence and design reviews.
• excellent understanding of health, safety and welfare within engineering.
• witnessing of both site and factory acceptance testing.
• driving licence and own vehicle for business travel.
• full right to work in the UK.
• the provision of site‑based construction monitoring in the UK or Ireland.
• able to work as part of a wider engineering team and also to operate autonomously as required.

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary.
• Further vocational qualification support.
• Support for Chartered Engineer status.
• Electrical vehicle leasing scheme.
• Private medical & life assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Team and company social events.
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team.