Electrical Engineer Maintenance High Voltage Authorised Person

Vaillant Group UK; Belper CP; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaillant Industrial UKLtd is seeking a Senior Electrical Compliance Lead to coordinate electrical compliance across manufacturing sites, ensuring safe HV/LV infrastructure and adherence to regulations.

You will drive risk assessments, permits, isolation procedures and safety standards while leading projects to improve energy performance and reliability. Strong leadership and communication across all levels are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or comparable discipline; HNC considered with substantial relevant experience.
• Significant experience in senior electrical engineering, compliance, maintenance or project-based environments.
• Expert knowledge of electrical regulations, contractor management, risk assessment, electrical safety, asset reliability and compliance requirements; HV authorised person responsibilities valued; PLC knowledge beneficial.
• Exposure to manufacturing, industrial engineering, utilities, energy management or continuous improvement programmes.
• Credible leader who communicates effectively across all organisational levels and prioritises safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate electrical compliance activities across our manufacturing sites, ensuring high standards for electrical infrastructure.
• Oversee maintenance, inspection, and improvement programmes for critical electrical assets, securing operational continuity.
• Review risk assessments, method statements, permits, isolations, and lockout-tagout activities to maintain safety.
• Drive compliance with electrical legislation, equipment regulations, and engineering best practices; identify risks and implement corrective actions.
• Deliver infrastructure improvement projects, monitor energy performance, and support initiatives enhancing productivity, efficiency, quality and sustainability.
• Provide technical leadership and knowledge sharing to develop engineering capability across the organisation.

Skills

Electrical regulations

Contractor management

Risk assessment

Electrical safety

High-voltage systems

PLC fault finding

Asset reliability

Leadership & communication

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Higher National Certificate (HNC) or equivalent

IOSH certification

Tools

PLCs

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Company: Vaillant Industrial UKLtd Location: Belper-GBR Country: United Kingdom (GB) Brand: Vaillant Contract type: Permanent Working time: Full-time

What We Achieve Together

• You will lead and coordinate electrical compliance activities across our manufacturing sites, ensuring that all electrical infrastructure, including high-voltage and low-voltage systems, operates safely, efficiently, and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders, contractors, and external utility providers, you will oversee maintenance, inspection, and improvement programmes for critical electrical assets, helping to secure operational continuity and reliability.
• Your responsibilities will include reviewing risk assessments, method statements, permits, isolations, and lockout-tagout activities, ensuring the highest standards of contractor and employee safety are maintained at all times.
• By driving compliance with electrical legislation, equipment regulations, and engineering best practices, you will identify risks, implement corrective actions, and strengthen governance across our sites.
• Together with engineering and maintenance colleagues, you will deliver infrastructure improvement projects, monitor energy performance, and support initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, quality, and sustainability.
• Through technical leadership, coaching, and knowledge sharing, you will help develop engineering capability across the organisation, creating an environment where individuals and teams can perform at their best.

What Makes Us Successful Together

• You hold a degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable electrical discipline. Candidates with a Higher National Certificate and substantial relevant experience will also be considered. IOSH certification or equivalent health and safety qualifications would be advantageous.
• You bring significant experience in senior electrical engineering, compliance, maintenance, or project-based environments and have a strong track record of working with high-voltage electrical systems and associated infrastructure.
• You possess expert knowledge of electrical regulations, contractor management, risk assessment, electrical safety, asset reliability, and compliance requirements. Experience with high-voltage authorised person responsibilities is highly valued, while knowledge of programmable logic controllers and fault finding would be beneficial.
• Exposure to manufacturing, industrial engineering, utilities, energy management, or continuous improvement programmes will enable you to make an immediate impact within our business.
• You are a credible and influential leader who communicates effectively across all organisational levels. Your proactive mindset, sound judgement, and commitment to safety help you build trust, foster collaboration, and drive positive change.

What You Can Count On

We offer our employees an attractive remuneration package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and bonus opportunities.

We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire.

For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit.

The safety of our employees is paramount and Vaillant Industrial are proud to have received the ROSPA Gold medal award for the 10th consecutive year and the resultant Presidents Award.

We pride ourselves on our family friendly policies designed to support our employees during important life events.

The health of our employees is important, we provide free eye test vouchers, Health MOT’s, NHS Health checks and flu vaccinations to all.

What Makes Us Special

We take care of a better climate. In every home and our environment. As a successful family business, we have been living up to this claim for over 150 years. We are one of the world's leading providers of heat pumps, digital services and efficient gas heating appliances and offer energy‑saving solutions.

You will find sustainability everywhere at the Vaillant Group. In the office, at the production sites and on the road. Around 16,000 employees from over 70 countries are committed to this every day. As an international team, we take responsibility - for our future and that of our planet. We promote your personal development so that you can act with passion and together we can ensure a better climate.

Become part of the Vaillant Group and help us shape the future of heating!

We promote equity and do not tolerate any form of discrimination. We value the uniqueness of each individual and encourage all people to apply.

Your Contact

Amanda Smith
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