Principal Electrical Engineer

Wood; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead a team on key UK projects. The role involves overseeing project delivery, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering, experience in system design, and strong leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary along with flexible working arrangements, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and numerous professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive remuneration package

Generous pension scheme

Private medical cover

Professional development opportunities

Work-life balance support

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with experience in Electrical System Design.
• Ability to lead a team of junior engineers effectively.
• Proficiency in electrical power systems and relevant engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of engineers to deliver projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and ensure technical compliance.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and risks while maintaining communication with stakeholders.

Skills

Electrical System Design

Team Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Project Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

Wood is currently looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our System Integration (SI) team within our Digital Consulting business supporting a key UK project within Aberdeenshire.

This is a hybrid role that can be based at any of the following UK offices: Aberdeen, Staines, Reading or Glasgow with the expectation of travel to site as required.

Applicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

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The Role

The Principal Electrical Engineer will act as the project lead, coordinating a team of engineers to ensure the successful delivery in line with project specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements.

This role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, and suppliers to ensure technical compliance and alignment with project goals, while managing budgets, schedules, and risk. Strong communication and reporting skills are essential, with regular engagement and alignment with project and senior management to ensure transparency, progress tracking, and strategic decision-making.

Drawing on extensive industry experience, the Principal Electrical Engineer will provide expert guidance and technical assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our Systems Integration (SI) team, work with a variety of high-profile clients across the energy sector. Delivering bespoke essential automation and control solutions that enable a safer and more efficient operation.

Within SI, we are architecting our clients' digital ecosystems to be inherently safe, cybersecure and operable. Within our teams we integrate client source systems across their IT, Operational Technology (OT) environments, securely pushing OT data into IT systems as a foundation for transformation.

We design and integrate operational technology to achieve business, production, and operational goals.

Visit our web page to find out more about the exciting work we do:

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projectsdelivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Flexible working arrangementsthat balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion;we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive renumeration packagewith regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits packageinclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), plus the potential for one additional ‘flex day’ per month. Further benefits include a generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development;development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy;join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you do not match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with good experience of Electrical System Design in Refinery / Petrochemical / Chemical/ Power / Pharmaceutical Plant Projects
• Proven experience of leading a team of junior engineers
• Knowledge of electrical power systems, international codes & standards and Industry accepted electrical engineering software
• Possess good interpersonal skills with good written and spoken in English
• Flexible approach and able to work under pressure with a can-do attitude and a desire to succeed
• Experience of Vendor co-ordination meetings and supporting engineering design reviews
• Flexible attitude with proven experience of effective working in a project team environment
• Computer literate with common software packages such as Microsoft Office
• Previous experience of VSD upgrades an advantage