Lead Construction Engineer – Electrical

Wood; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is recruiting for an Electrical Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) on a 12‑month contract basis. The role is based at the project site office in Redcar on Teesside with occasional travel to EPC contractor design offices in Paris and other facilities in the UK and overseas.

It is a full‑time, site‑based role (Mon‑Fri) overseeing all construction areas of the project. Responsibilities include coordinating with discipline leads, managing electrical installation activities, and ensuring

Qualifications

• HNC or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline is preferred; consideration will be given if time‑served with suitable experience in similar roles
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role on large‑scale EPC projects, overseeing and managing electrical installation including switchgear, transformers, distribution panels, UPS, generators, system protection, fire and gas, containment, cabling, glanding, preservation, punch out, walkdown, turnover and handover
• Proven skills with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to oversee construction planning and execution while maintaining safety and quality standards

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical installation, including switchgear, transformers, distribution panels, UPS, generators, system protection, and energisation
• Coordinate with EPC Discipline Electrical Leads, Equipment Leads, and SIP Leads for seamless integration
• Ensure compliance with client and project specifications, safety standards and quality requirements
• Lead build it tight and build it clean to drive contractor compliance and readiness for turnover

Skills

Coordinate multidisciplinary teams

Construction planning and execution

Safety and quality standards

Education

HNC or higher in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Overview

Wood is currently recruiting for an Electrical Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) on a 12‑month contract basis. The role will be based at the project site office in Redcar on Teesside, with occasional travel to EPC contractor design offices in Paris and other facilities in the UK and overseas. It is a full‑time site‑based role (Mon‑Fri) overseeing all construction areas of the project. Limited but regular overtime may be required in keeping with EPC working patterns.

Responsibilities

• Health and Safety
• Industrial Relations
• Quality
• Constructability
• Readiness
• Installation of electrical equipment, erection of containment, pulling and securing of cables, punching, testing and energisation of electrical systems
• Turnover through to Mechanical Completion and Client Handover
• Cleanliness, preservation, and readiness for commissioning
• Leadership of client standards for “build it tight” and “build it clean”
• Coordination with EPC Discipline Electrical Leads for all electrical scope
• Coordination with Equipment Leads for hook‑up to rotating and static equipment
• Coordination with SIP Lead for scaffolding requirements
• Coordinate with Pre‑Commissioning and Commissioning Leads as part of a systemised completion and handover
• Coordinating with HSE Leads for ensuring lifting, testing and energisation is assessed, planned, and conducted ensuring suitable plant and methodology are in place with appropriate exclusion and access controls.
• Ensuring compliance with client specifications, project specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements
• Ensuring EPC reporting is compliant and reflects the status of the work
• Participate in Self Verification and Oversight process
• Provide Client input to constructability and readiness process
• Provide oversight for the field execution of electrical works from installation through to mechanical completion and handover
• Ensure all electrical installation is installed, tested, and pre‑commissioned in accordance with project requirements
• Monitor contractor performance for technical compliance, cleanliness, quality standards, and schedule adherence; raise NCRs where necessary
• Coordinate resolution of technical queries (TQs), deviations, and change requests with engineering and contractor teams
• Review contractor proposals, method statements and construction work packs for electrical activities
• Support construction planning and progress reporting, ensuring accurate daily, weekly, and monthly updates from the contractor
• Participate in construction walkdowns and punch list management as part of mechanical completion
• Ensure discipline handover documentation / dossiers are complete and meet project requirements
• Identify and mitigate equipment specific risks, applying lessons learned and best practices throughout the project lifecycle
• Collaborate with other discipline leads and the main contractor to ensure seamless integration of electrical with other installation
• Lead “build it tight” and “build it clean” to drive contractor compliance

Expected Qualifications

• HNC or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline is preferred; consideration will be given if time‑served with suitable experience in similar roles
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role on large‑scale EPC projects, overseeing and managing electrical installation including switchgear, transformers, distribution panels, UPS, generators, system protection, fire and gas, containment, cabling, glanding, preservation, punch out, walkdown, turnover and handover
• Proven skills with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to oversee construction planning and execution while maintaining safety and quality standards

Desirable Qualities

• Familiarity with multi‑discipline interfaces and construction sequencing
• Experience in energy transition or large‑scale industrial projects

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.