Lead Power Systems Engineer Earthing

Morson Edge; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus - 12.5% target

Pension contributions

Private Medical Insurance

Holidays 28 days +

Life Assurance

Home Office Support

Job summary

Morson Edge is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer - Earthing to lead earthing and lightning protection systems across the SMR power station design. You will shape system architecture, specify components, and drive technical governance across engineering teams to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

You will mentor engineers, support design reviews and partner with suppliers, customers and regulators while maintaining high technical rigour throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience across the electrical system lifecycle in a regulated industry (nuclear preferred but not essential).
• Strong knowledge and experience in earthing and lightning protection system design, assessment, verification, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
• Knowledge of UK/Europe codes and standards for earthing and lightning protection.
• Experience developing earthing and lightning protection systems in nuclear or high integrity environments.
• Knowledge of systems engineering methodologies and MBSE tools (Capella, DOORS, Polarion).
• Ability to manage contract partners delivering technical work packages.
• Understanding of materials cost considerations and commercial availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for earthing and lightning protection systems.
• Assess and substantiate designs to ensure compliance with UK and international standards.
• Develop system architecture, specifications, design documentation and component selections.
• Support designers with technical guidance and design reviews.
• Lead or contribute to technical reviews and project gates.
• Identify risks and develop mitigations during design and integration.
• Support capacity planning, long term strategy and team development.
• Collaborate across power station engineering teams to standardise approaches.
• Represent electrical engineering in working groups, supplier engagements and regulatory dialogue.
• Manage or oversee supply chain partners delivering work packages.
• Coach and mentor less experienced engineers in the electrical discipline.

Skills

Earthing design

Lightning protection

MBSE tools

Contract management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in electrical engineering or related discipline

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer - Earthing

Hybrid working with one of the following as your primary site: Derby, Manchester or Warrington

Salary - £60,000-£78,750 dependent on the skills

We are recruiting a Lead Electrical Engineer - Earthing

The Electrical Systems team is responsible for delivering safe, resilient and technically robust electrical infrastructure across the power station. Earthing and lightning protection systems are fundamental to ensuring plant safety, regulatory compliance and system integrity. This includes the design, verification and substantiation of systems that protect both people and equipment, ensuring a consistent and compliant approach across the station.

About the Role

As a Lead Electrical Engineer - Earthing, you will provide technical expertise across the design and development lifecycle of earthing and lightning protection systems. You will lead system architecture, sub system design, equipment specification and the selection of components necessary to realise the final verified design of the SMR power station.

You will work across engineering teams electrical, civil, systems, safety and project functions to ensure earthing systems are integrated effectively, compliant with UK and international standards and aligned with overall plant architecture.

You will act as a responsible designer and intelligent customer, ensuring quality, consistency and technical rigour throughout the project lifecycle.

You will support design reviews, risk assessments, strategic planning, and technical governance activities. You may also mentor less experienced engineers and support engagement with suppliers, customers, regulators and external stakeholders.

We'll Need You To

• Provide technical leadership for earthing and lightning protection systems
• Assess and substantiate designs to ensure compliance with UK and international standards
• Develop system architecture, specifications, design documentation and component selections
• Support designers by offering technical guidance and design review input
• Lead or contribute to technical reviews, ensuring quality is maintained through project gates
• Identify risks and develop mitigations during system design and integration
• Support capacity planning, long term strategy and team development
• Work across power station engineering teams to deliver standardised, commoditised approaches to system design
• Represent electrical engineering in working groups, supplier engagements, customer discussions and regulatory dialogue
• Manage or oversee supply chain partners delivering work packages
• Coach and mentor less experienced engineers across the electrical discipline

Key Skills Required

We know there's no such thing as the 'perfect' candidate. If you meet around 75% of the criteria below, we'd love to hear from you:

• Experience across the electrical system lifecycle in a regulated industry (nuclear preferred but not essential)
• Strong knowledge and experience in earthing and lightning protection system design, assessment, verification, installation, commissioning and maintenance
• Knowledge of relevant earthing and lightning protection codes and standards for the UK and Europe
• Experience developing earthing and lightning protection systems in nuclear or high integrity environments
• Knowledge of systems engineering methodologies, including MBSE tools such as Capella, DOORS or Polarion
• Proven ability to manage contract partners delivering technical work packages
• Understanding of commercial availability and cost considerations for materials
• Practical field experience in earthing or lightning protection design or installation
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information to technical and non technical audiences
• Degree in electrical engineering or related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience)

Salary and Package

The salary band for this will be between £60,000-£78,750 dependent on the skills, values and knowledge you bring. There may be some flexibility with the starting salary in exceptional cases, and, in due course, the role may be developed further.

Benefits include

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
• Benefits Cash Allowance £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays - 28 days (+ public holidays) with the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• Home Office Support - £250 one off payment for new starters

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check