Lead Power Systems & Test Engineer

NextGenEnergyJobs; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs in the United Kingdom seeks a Lead Power Systems & Test Engineer to provide electrical leadership for the Marine Power Test Facility, overseeing maintenance and the installation, commissioning, and testing of new power systems and equipment.

Reporting to the Marine Power Test & Trials Manager, you will work within the engineering, test and commissioning team to ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance, managing SAP duties and safe systems of work for complex site

Qualifications

• Electrical HV authorised and experience with safe systems of work.
• Proven record of continuous professional development.
• On-site commissioning experience for large projects.
• Strong English communication, written and verbal.
• Ability to obtain UK security clearances (SC/UK Eyes Only).

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical leadership for the Marine Power Test Facility, balancing maintenance with installation, commissioning and testing of new power systems.
• Report to the Marine Power Test & Trials Manager as a key member of the engineering test team.
• Ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance; manage safe systems of work as SAP and coordinate complex site activities.
• Produce and maintain documentation to required standards for commissioning and testing.
• Supervise test activities, design documentation, and control room operations.

Skills

HV electrical engineering

Site work experience

English communication

PLC/HMI/Drives

Security clearance

Multi-project multitask

Power distribution

LV/MV drives

Commissioning

Documentation

Job description

Do you want to provide electrical leadership at one of the world’s most unique, large-scale power and propulsion testing facilities?

Responsibilities

• As Lead Power Systems & Test Engineer , you provide electrical leadership for the Marine Power Test Facility, balancing the maintenance of existing infrastructure with the installation, commissioning, and testing of new power systems and equipment.
• Reporting directly to the Marine Power Test & Trials Manager. You will be a key member of the Marine Power Test Facility, engineering test and commissioning team.
• You act as a key member of the engineering, test, and commissioning team, ensuring that all work meets the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You manage safe systems of work as a Senior Authorised Person (SAP), coordinate complex site activities, and collaborate with leadership to drive process and system improvements that ensure our world-class facility remains at the cutting edge of power and propulsion technology.
• To be competent and have a proven record of HV/LV plant and systems commissioning.
• To carry out switching operations and the operation of permit to work, sanction to test and access limitation systems on large projects.
• Be competent to produce, and maintain, documentation to the required standards.
• Undertake installation and commissioning of cabling, switchboards, circuit breakers, contactors, transformers, UPS systems, generators and motors, power conversion / converters ensuring the overall installation, commissioning and test meets internal standards customer, and all regulatory / safety requirements.
• Manage the upkeep and maintenance requirements of the facility and specific systems and equipment.
• To produce as commissioned, tested and maintenance documentation in accordance with independently audited Company Quality and Safety Management Systems e.g. BS EN 18001 and Classification Societies e.g. Lloyds Register and DNV.
• Supervise test, trials and control room operations in line with approved procedures and safe working practices.
• Establish and manage design documentation and drawings control as necessary.
• Working with site leadership and EHS, manage safe systems of work, risk assessments and method statements associated with electrical work and testing.
• Comply with all company and customer health and safety regulations.
• Supervise Permit and LOTO systems as a SAP at MPTF.

Requirements

• Electrical HV authorised & some experience in managing safe systems of work.
• Proven record of continuous professional development.
• Must have established record of sitework.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal in English.
• Customer Focused.
• Existing or the ability to obtain the higher levels of UK Security Clearance including “SC Clearance” and “UK Eyes Only Clearance “ which are required for this role.
• Experience of system integration working on multi-discipline projects.
• On site commissioning of large projects.
• Electrical engineering in relevant industry (Marine, Energy, Renewables, Oil & Gas, etc.).
• Experience in integrated control schemes with PLCs, HMI and Drives.
• Power generation and distribution.
• LV and MV variable speed drives and motors.
• Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict time scales.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Good personal organisational skills.