Electrical Contract Engineer Lead

EDF Energy; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy is seeking an Electrical Contract Engineer Lead to oversee supplier relationships and manage technical excellence on a low-carbon energy project. This pivotal role requires strong leadership, a degree in Electrical Engineering, and the ability to ensure compliance and performance aligns with project expectations. Join a dynamic team dedicated to driving the future of clean energy.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Flexible benefits package

Enhanced parental leave

Health insurance

Product discounts

Gym membership

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in electrical distribution systems and reviewing technical documentation.
• Comfortable managing workload and delivering high-quality outputs.
• Ability to coordinate across disciplines and engage with international teams.

Responsibilities

• Primary technical contact for low voltage switchboard contract, managing issue resolution.
• Overseeing contract execution, compliance with scope, schedule, and cost.
• Leading coordination and clarification with suppliers on contract modifications.

Skills

Communication

Proactivity

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Technical Insight

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

About the Role

Are you ready to lead the charge on one of the UK's most exciting low-carbon energy projects? As our Electrical Contract Engineer Lead, you'll be the vital link between EDF and our suppliers, ensuring technical excellence, driving performance, and solving complex engineering challenges. This is your chance to make a real impact on the future of clean energy, while working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Located 3 days on site at our Bristol Aztec West Office.

The Opportunity

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is tasked with delivering the design for several nuclear island (NI) buildings, systems, and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project. This involves working through an integrated team, supporting HPC construction and commissioning efforts, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. As a result, a Technical Directorate is being established to oversee the engineering disciplines and technical expertise needed to successfully deliver these projects through EPR-E's integrated teams.

Step into a pivotal role where your technical leadership will shape the success of a nationally significant energy project. As Electrical Contract Engineer Lead, you'll manage supplier relationships, oversee contract changes, and resolve technical issues that arise during site activities. You'll be the go-to expert for all things electrical, ensuring clarity, compliance, and collaboration across teams.

Pay, Benefits & Culture

The salary range associated with this role is between £64,000 to £74,000 DOE. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll be the primary technical contact for all matters related to the low voltage switchboard contract, supporting the client with issue resolution and ensuring supplier performance aligns with project expectations. Your role will involve managing contract execution, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, and cost, and coordinating technical documentation reviews with internal experts.

You'll lead the coordination of feedback and clarification with suppliers, ensuring all contract modifications are clearly communicated and tracked. You'll also manage the flow of information between disciplines, ensuring that all design inputs and outputs are aligned and integrated effectively.

From overseeing risk and opportunity management to supporting site activities and delivery timelines, your work will be central to the success of the electrical systems contract. You'll be part of a collaborative, cross-functional team, where your leadership will help drive progress and maintain the highest standards of engineering excellence.

Who You Are

You bring a degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification, along with hands-on experience in electrical distribution systems and reviewing technical documentation. You're confident managing your own workload, delivering high-quality outputs, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Communication is one of your strengths, you're clear, concise, and comfortable engaging with colleagues across different locations, including international teams. You're proactive, collaborative, and always looking for ways to improve the quality and efficiency of engineering processes.

You thrive in a team setting, building strong working relationships and contributing to a positive, inclusive culture. Your attention to detail, technical insight, and ability to coordinate across disciplines make you a trusted and effective leader.

Applications close for this role on 9th July, with interviews following shortly after.

Additionally, you must meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which generally requires you to have been a UK resident for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

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