Electrical Engineer

EDF Energy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Electric vehicle leasing

Private healthcare

Additional holidays

Job summary

EDF Energy is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to help deliver solar PV, battery storage and private wire projects across the full lifecycle, from development through to commissioning. The role requires strong technical leadership and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to meet safety, quality and commercial objectives.

You will work on projects UK-wide in a hybrid setup, spending time at offices in London or Edinburgh and visiting project sites.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience delivering infrastructure or energy projects across lifecycle stages (development to commissioning).
• Knowledge of UK standards and grid requirements for renewable energy.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering input across solar PV, battery storage and private wire projects through all lifecycle stages (origination to handover).
• Review outputs from consultants, contractors and suppliers for compliance and quality.
• Support design decisions, feasibility studies and option analyses.
• Contribute to engineering standards, specs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure outputs support safe, compliant and commercially viable project delivery.

Skills

Electrical design

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Project lifecycle delivery

HV/LV systems knowledge

Protection & control

SCADA familiarity

Communication skills

Driving licence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About the Role

Join us and help shape the future of solar and battery storage projects. At EDF power solutions, we're shaping an Electric UK and Ireland. Your work will help us turn that ambition into action - delivering renewable energy solutions that will power homes, businesses and communities for generations to come.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality energy infrastructure across the UK and Ireland.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll support the delivery of solar PV, battery storage, and private wire projects across their full lifecycle. From early development and design through to construction and commissioning, your expertise will help ensure projects are safe, compliant, and commercially effective.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, this is a hybrid role with a mix of home working and time in our #London or #Edinburgh offices one or two days per week. You'll also travel to project sites and other locations as needed to support delivery and collaboration.

You’ll work within a collaborative engineering team, contributing to technical reviews, guiding consultants and contractors, and supporting continuous improvement. Your work will help maintain high standards while enabling the delivery of complex renewable energy projects at pace.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer with strong technical expertise, a collaborative approach, and experience delivering infrastructure or energy projects. You’ll be confident working across multidisciplinary teams and providing clear technical direction. To be shortlisted, you need to offer

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience delivering infrastructure or energy projects across multiple lifecycle stages including development, design, construction, and commissioning
• Strong grounding in electrical engineering systems relevant to solar PV or BESS such as high voltage, protection and control, power electronics, SCADA, or balance of plant
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams and understanding engineering interfaces across civil, mechanical, control and commercial disciplines
• Experience coordinating engineers, consultants or contractors including reviewing technical outputs
• Knowledge of UK standards, regulations, and grid requirements relevant to renewable energy projects
• Experience operating within engineering or construction environments with strong awareness of safety, health, environmental and quality requirements
• Ability to manage multiple activities across a portfolio of projects with changing priorities
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing electrical engineering input across solar PV, battery storage and private wire projects through all lifecycle stages - from origination and development through to design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Reviewing and assuring technical outputs from consultants, contractors and suppliers
• Supporting project teams with design decisions, feasibility studies and optioneering
• Contributing to engineering standards, specifications and continuous improvement initiatives
• Supporting the application of engineering standards, specifications and guidance across projects.
• Ensures that electrical engineering outputs support safe, compliant and commercially viable project delivery
• Assisting in the resolution of technical issues and providing pragmatic engineering guidance across projects.
• Collaborating, maintaining effective communication and aligning with internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and support project delivery.
• Contribute to building and strengthening a skilled, high performing, and motivated Electrical Team, with an open and positive working environment, and a culture of excellence, collaboration and trust.

Pay, Benefits and Culture

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a net zero future - then you’re in the right place! If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to support a cleaner, greener future, we’d love you to come and join us.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, our employee benefits include flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle - from electric vehicle leasing and private healthcare to extra holiday and more.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Why EDF Power Solutions?

We’re united by a shared ambition: to tackle climate change and power a net zero future. Our diverse team is growing fast, driven by innovation and a commitment to clean, green energy for all.

With technologies spanning onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage and green hydrogen, we’re the UK & Ireland’s most diverse renewable generator. By 2035, we aim to deliver 10GW of low‑carbon energy - and we’d love you to help us get there.

Closing Date 4th September 2026

Energise your career. Accelerate a net zero future.

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What do we need from you

Join us, and let’s do good together.