Lead Electrical Engineer - CCGT

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Energy company is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for a travelling role across CCGT assets. The successful candidate will lead projects, ensure compliance with standards, and apply electrical engineering expertise. A degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in project management are essential. The position offers a salary up to £90,000 plus benefits including private medical insurance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

6/12% pension

Opportunity to join a leading CCGT company

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent is preferred.
• Strong experience with power plant electrical engineering systems.
• Proven ability in project and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects with compliance to standards.
• Perform proactive and reactive electrical engineering work.
• Manage multiple contracts within projects.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Higher National Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Energy company to recruit a Lead Electrical Engineer for a travelling role across its CCGT assets.

The Lead Electrical Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to �90,000 + private medical + benefits.

If you are a degree qualified Electrical Engineer and happy to travel to sites as required then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

• Lead and deliver projects and outages, ensuring compliance with regulatory and HSSE standards.
• Undertake proactive and reactive electrical engineering work, including fault finding, problem solving, and investigations.
• Lead project teams and deliver complex projects successfully.
• Define scopes of work and prepare both technical and contract specifications.
• Ensure contractor Quality Assurance and Quality Control standards are implemented and met.
• Promote and contribute to health, safety, environmental, and quality improvements.
• Apply electrical engineering expertise to maximise plant performance, resource utilisation, and availability.
• Investigate system and equipment issues, assess risks, and implement engineering solutions.
• Share and employ best practices by networking, benchmarking, and collaborating across plants, departments, and industries.
• Manage multiple contracts within projects, including technical, commercial, health, safety, and compliance aspects.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Higher National Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline).
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation, with NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent).
• Strong experience with power plant or equivalent electrical engineering systems (generators, motors, HV transformers, switchgear, HV distribution).
• Proven ability in project and contract management, including project management tools and techniques.
• Excellent communication, planning, organisational, and stakeholder management skills.

Personal skills

• Highly self-motivated, conscientious, and proactive with strong ownership of issues.
• Flexible, enthusiastic, and able to work independently with accountability.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships across teams and functions.

Salary and benefits

Starting salary of �65,000 - �90,000

Benefits package private medical insurance and 6/12% pension

Opportunity to join leading CCGT company

INDPOW

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.