Principal Electrical Engineer - Nuclear

COSTAIN GROUP; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in the UK is looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to work on Defence and Nuclear Energy projects. You will be responsible for leading projects, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The role offers a hybrid working model, combining remote and office-based work, and requires significant experience in the Nuclear sector and a relevant engineering degree.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of design practices in the Nuclear sector.
• Significant experience in electrical engineering.
• Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical discipline technical input for projects.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Ensure designs comply with national and international standards.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience within the Nuclear sector

Design working practices in Nuclear sector

Knowledge of UK legislation and standards

Ability to achieve Security Clearance

CE marking requirements knowledge

Education

Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

Chartered or Incorporated engineer status

Job description

Job Description

This is an exciting and challenging role where you will perform the Principal Electrical Engineer role on a range of Defence and Nuclear Energy projects from Concept Studies through to Detailed Design.

Working predominantly for our Nuclear Energy clients there may also be a requirement to support work across other sectors within Costain. Industries can range across Water, Transport and Energy including Green Energy, Nuclear and Oil and Gas.

Working in a multi-disciplinary team delivering projects in the Nuclear Sector, you will be responsible for the production of electrical design deliverables including analysis, calculations, reports and specifications.

Taking responsibility for leading projects and sub tasks from a technical perspective.

Communicating designs effectively to electrical engineer and designers, other disciplines, construction personnel and stakeholders.

Hybrid role with a mix of remote and site/office based work.

Attendance occasionally required for site visits, design reviews and client meetings, mainly within the Northwest region.

You will also support and guide more junior team members. You will challenge and deliver value engineering solutions so you will need to be confident and assertive in front of clients.

Responsibilities

• Electrical discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
• Organising discipline staff, allocating work and ensuring delivery against plan
• Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
• Production of high-quality electrical engineering deliverables to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
• Ensuring designs are compliant with all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards
• Preparing equipment specifications and requisitions for a variety of electrical equipment including HV and LV switchboards, transformers, UPS systems, power factor correction, motors, VFD's, trace-heating, lighting and other electrical equipment
• Preparing installation scopes of works
• Reviewing supplier's quotations and preparing technical bid assessments

More specific tasks could include:

• Protection grading studies and earthing calculations
• Power system analysis including fault level calculations and load flows
• Electrical equipment sizing calculations
• Commissioning support
• DNO engagement and procurement support

Qualifications

Essential

• Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline within the Nuclear sector.
• Significant electrical engineering experience within the Nuclear sector
• Security Clearance or capability to achieve it
• E xtensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Competence in the requirements for installation of equipment on Nuclear plant
• Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive and EMC Compliance
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements
• Degree in electrical engineering or suitable equivalent (e.g. Electronic / Electrical / Control Engineering) Apprenticeships may be considered
• Chartered or Incorporated engineer status with a relevant professional body or evidence of being close to gaining these professional titles

Desirable

• Experience of working in multi-discipline teams
• Experience of leading projects in a client facing role
• Experience in the requirements for ATEX
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.