Electrical Safety Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Safety Engineer in Glasgow. You will support the safety and operational capability of essential infrastructure within a high-hazard environment.

Your role involves assessing, maintaining, and improving electrical systems, ensuring safety compliance, and contributing to Periodic Safety Reviews. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days in the office weekly and strong electrical engineering knowledge.

Qualifications

• Broad electrical engineering experience, ideally including HV/MV and LV distribution systems.
• Knowledge of protection systems and Control & Instrumentation (C&I).
• Experience with electrical machines like synchronous motors and diesel alternators.
• Familiarity with Periodic Safety Reviews or similar activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the specification and assessment of electrical infrastructure.
• Produce and review design packages and contribute to safety reviews.
• Assess maintenance procedures and help ensure continued safe operation.
• Define reliability and operational requirements.

Skills

Broad electrical engineering experience

HV/MV and LV distribution systems

Protection systems

Control & Instrumentation (C&I)

Electrical machines (e.g. synchronous motors, frequency changers, diesel alternators)

Periodic Safety Reviews (PSR)

Understanding of UK/international design standards

Evidence-based decision making

Job description

Electrical Safety Engineer

A career at KBR can change the world — and change your life. If you’re ready, let’s get started.

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission‑critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

Role Summary

You’ll join a specialist engineering team supporting the safety and operational capability of critical infrastructure within a high‑hazard environment. In this role, you will contribute to assessing, maintaining, and improving electrical systems that underpin essential facilities. Working within a design authority function, you’ll help ensure infrastructure remains safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities

You will take responsibility for supporting the specification, assessment, and ongoing safety of electrical infrastructure within a high‑hazard environment. This includes producing and reviewing design packages, carrying out plant walkdowns, and contributing to safety reviews. You will assess maintenance procedures, infrastructure condition, and ageing mechanisms to ensure continued safe operation, while also defining reliability and operational requirements. In addition, you will provide practical, cost‑effective solutions for design changes, ensure outputs from safety‑related contracts meet requirements, and promote a strong safety and security culture throughout your work.

Required Experience

• Broad electrical engineering experience, ideally including:
• HV/MV and LV distribution systems
• Protection systems
• Control & Instrumentation (C&I)
• Electrical machines (e.g. synchronous motors, frequency changers, diesel alternators)
• Experience supporting Periodic Safety Reviews (PSR) or similar safety assurance activities.
• Strong understanding of UK/international design standards.
• Ability to make evidence-based decisions using multiple data sources.

Experience In Nuclear Or Other High-hazard Industries (desirable)

Location

The role is Hybrid where 3 days per week will be spent in the office in Glasgow City Centre.

Security Requirements

SC Clearance. Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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