Electrical Engineer

Penn Gregory Recruitment Ltd; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Private Healthcare & Cash Plan

Competitive Pension

Electric Vehicle Scheme

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Job summary

Penn Gregory Recruitment Ltd is recruiting an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead technical standards and governance across major projects in the UK. Based with hybrid working and occasional site presence, you will act as the senior technical authority for electrical engineering, shaping design through energisation and delivering safe, compliant outcomes for critical environments.

You will mentor teams, review high-risk designs, audit suppliers, and partner with stakeholders to drive

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with LV and HV electrical systems.
• Strong knowledge of electrical legislation and industry standards.
• Experience providing governance and assurance across complex projects.
• Expertise in electrical testing, commissioning and energisation.
• Ability to challenge unsafe or non-compliant work.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain electrical engineering standards and governance.
• Provide senior technical leadership across LV/HV systems.
• Review high-risk designs and project strategies.
• Provide assurance across design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation.
• Lead electrical risk management, QA and compliance.
• Audit projects and supply chain partners.
• Investigate defects and non-conformances.
• Develop electrical capability and mentor teams.
• Advise senior stakeholders and clients.

Skills

LV/HV systems

Electrical governance & standards

Technical leadership

Electrical testing & energisation

Stakeholder management

Chartered Engineer

Education

Degree/HND in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Electrical Engineering Manager

£95,000-£110,000 + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Are you a senior electrical engineering professional looking to take ownership of technical standards, governance and electrical assurance across major, complex projects - M4 Corridor with autonomy, flexible location, Hybrid with site presence.

We are recruiting an Electrical Engineering Manager for a leading specialist contractor operating across highly technical and mission-critical environments.

This is a senior, business-wide role offering the opportunity to shape electrical engineering standards and provide technical leadership across projects from early design through installation, commissioning and energisation.

The Role

You will act as the senior technical authority for electrical engineering, working closely with operational, technical, HSEQ and project teams to ensure electrical works are delivered safely, compliantly and to the highest technical standards.

• Setting and maintaining electrical engineering standards and governance
• Providing senior technical leadership across complex LV and HV systems
• Reviewing high-risk electrical designs, technical solutions and project strategies
• Providing assurance throughout design, installation, testing, commissioning and energisation
• Leading electrical risk management, quality assurance and compliance activity
• Auditing projects and specialist supply chain partners
• Investigating significant defects, incidents and non-conformances
• Developing electrical capability and mentoring engineering teams
• Acting as a trusted technical adviser to senior stakeholders and clients

About You

You will have significant senior-level electrical engineering experience gained within environments such as:

Data Centres | Critical Infrastructure | Energy | Defence | Complex Industrial Projects

You should bring

• Extensive experience across LV and HV electrical systems
• Strong knowledge of electrical legislation, regulations and industry standards
• Experience providing technical governance and assurance across complex projects
• Expertise in electrical testing, commissioning and energisation
• The confidence and authority to challenge or stop unsafe or non-compliant work
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership capability
• A Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent senior professional competence
• 18th Edition and relevant professional membership

Package & Benefits

• £95,000-£110,000
• Car Allowance
• Private Healthcare & Cash Plan
• Competitive Pension
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced electrical engineering leader to influence technical strategy and standards while supporting the delivery of some of the UK's most complex and demanding projects