Lead Electrical Engineer

ATA Recruitment Ltd; Burton CP; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

£455/month car allowance

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

International travel opportunities

Job summary

ATA Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to drive electrical design on complex industrial projects across food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. The role involves concept through commissioning, with a hands-on focus and technical leadership responsibility.

The position offers hybrid working, annual leave, pension, and opportunities for international travel to support global projects. Competitive salary: £50,000–£55,000 with a £455/month car allowance.

Qualifications

• Strong industrial electrical design experience.
• Experience producing electrical schematics and technical drawings.
• Understanding of machinery safety, PL calculations and validation.
• Experience with industrial controls, instrumentation and communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design on complex industrial projects.
• Produce and review electrical schematics, drawings and design docs.
• Support installation, testing and commissioning activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.

Skills

Industrial electrical design

Electrical schematics & drawings

Machinery safety PL calculations

Industrial controls & instrumentation

Profibus & AS-i protocols

Installation, inspection, testing

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent

IEng or CEng status a plus

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer

Derbyshire
£50,000 - £55,000 + £455/month Car Allowance
Hybrid Working Available
International Travel Required

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and technically accomplished Lead Electrical Engineer to join a successful engineering projects business delivering complex capital projects across the food, beverage, brewing, distilling and pharmaceutical sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Electrical Engineer who thrives on technical problem-solving and enjoys taking ownership of projects from concept through to installation, testing and commissioning. Unlike many senior engineering roles, this position remains heavily focused on engineering excellence and technical delivery rather than pure project management.

The Role

As Lead Electrical Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading electrical engineering design on complex industrial projects
• Producing and reviewing electrical schematics, drawings and design documentation.
• Carrying out electrical design verification and ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
• Supporting installation, inspection, testing and commissioning activities.
• Providing technical guidance, mentoring and leadership to Electrical Engineers.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers and clients.
• Developing solutions involving instrumentation, industrial control systems, MCCs and PLC hardware.
• Supporting ATEX and machinery safety compliance activities.
• Travelling internationally to support customer projects, installations, commissioning and technical troubleshooting.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• Strong industrial electrical engineering design experience
• Experience producing electrical schematics and technical drawings
• Understanding of machinery safety, including Performance Level (PL) calculations and validation
• Experience with industrial controls, instrumentation and communication protocols such as Profibus and AS-i
• Practical installation, inspection, testing and commissioning experience
• The ability to provide technical leadership and make sound engineering decisions
• Willingness to travel internationally as required

Desirable Experience

• Food, beverage, brewing, distilling or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments
• EPLAN and AutoCAD experience
• Degree, HND or HNC in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Working towards or holding IEng or CEng status

Salary & Benefits

• £50,000 - £55,000 salary
• £455 per month car allowance
• Hybrid working after successful completion of probation
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible holiday scheme
• Pension scheme
• International travel opportunities
• Long-term career development and progression