Electrical Principal Engineer

Kier Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Principal Engineer (Electrical) to lead as the senior technical authority for electrical and DSEAR assurance across MEICA activities within our Water Sector portfolio in the UK. The role is flexible on location, with home-based work or local office options and nationwide travel.

The successful candidate will chair the Electrical Working Group, mentor other electrical and assurance roles, and drive compliance, risk management and technical excellence in electrical

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of electrical safety legislation and Electrical Safety Rules.
• Experience in DSEAR technical assurance and governance in MEICA or similar environments.
• Ability to provide independent technical challenge and risk-based assurance reporting.
• Experience reviewing electrical designs, hazardous area classifications, and commissioning documents.

Responsibilities

• Providing principal-level electrical and DSEAR assurance and compliance guidance on a risk-based basis.
• Developing electrical and DSEAR standards, engineering guidance, Electrical Safety Rules and assurance tools.
• Leading assurance activities including audits and health checks of high-risk outputs.
• Reviewing electrical designs, DSEAR Management Plans and hazardous area classifications.

Skills

Electrical safety legislation

Electrical standards knowledge

DSEAR regulations understanding

BS 7671 knowledge

ATEX principles

Influencing stakeholders

Job description

We're looking for a Principal Engineer (Electrical) to join our Water Sector team based in the UK.

Location: Flexible location, based from home or local office with nationwide travelHours: Full time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As the Principal Engineer (Electrical), you'll be the senior independent technical authority for electrical and DSEAR assurance across MEICA activities. This is a strategic role focused on compliance, risk management and technical excellence, providing objective oversight and guidance to support safe, compliant electrical operations across our Water Sector projects and frameworks.

What will you be responsible for?

• Providing principal-level electrical and DSEAR assurance, compliance advice and constructive technical challenge on a prioritised, risk-based basis
• Developing and maintaining electrical and DSEAR standards, engineering guidance, Electrical Safety Rules and assurance tools
• Leading targeted assurance activities including audits, technical health checks and reviews of high-risk project outputs
• Reviewing and challenging electrical designs, hazardous area classifications, DSEAR Management Plans and verification evidence
• Chairing the Electrical Working Group and mentoring key electrical and assurance roles across the sector

What are we looking for?

• You have strong knowledge of electrical safety legislation, Electrical Safety Rules, the Electricity at Work Regulations, DSEAR Regulations, ATEX principles, BS 7671, BS EN 60079 and WIMES
• You have significant experience in electrical and DSEAR technical assurance, audit, compliance oversight or governance within MEICA, utilities, process, industrial or infrastructure environments
• You can provide independent technical challenge, compliance advice and risk-based assurance reporting without direct line authority
• You have experience reviewing electrical designs, DSEAR Management Plans, hazardous area classifications and commissioning documentation
• You're able to influence stakeholders, coordinate specialist input and

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.