Project Electrical Engineer

Morson Edge; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent power generation company is seeking a Project Electrical Engineer to join their Central Engineering team. The role involves overseeing large-scale capital projects, providing technical support to operational plants, and ensuring compliance with design specifications. Candidates must have senior engineering experience, ideally in power generation, and possess strong organizational and communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary, a bonus, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

15% bonus

Car

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Essential to have prior experience in a senior engineering role, ideally in power generation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage employees in a process-driven environment is essential.
• Requires construction experience, though not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver the Engineering Strategy within specialty.
• Oversee project development and implementation, ensuring compliance with specifications.
• Support recruitment, selection, and training in engineering.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Health, Safety and Environment management

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written and oral communication

Interpersonal and motivational skills

Education

Degree in engineering or related discipline

CEng/IEng status or working towards

Job description

The role: Project Electrical Engineer
Location: Remote (Home based) - covering UK sites (Predominantly Northeast England)
Salary: Competitive + 15% bonus, Car, Pension and Healthcare

The Company

A leading independent power generation company with a diverse asset base, providing flexible and reliable energy solutions to support the UKs transition to a low-carbon future. The company operates a range of power generation technologies and revenue streams, ensuring the security of supply while optimising market opportunities.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen to recruit an Electrical Project Engineer to join the Central Engineering team. The role will cover all live & future assets.

The key purpose of the role is the development, construction and execution of large-scale capital pro-jects whilst providing technical support to the operational Plants. The focus will be CCGT Lifetime Ex-tension projects, new build and any new development projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and delivering the Engineering Strategy within the specialty.
• Have expertise of all matters relating to electrical engineering (including HV and transmission).
• Preparation, review and submission of electrical design and specifications.
• Oversight of engineering project development and implementation including (for example): provision of technical data production and checking of engineering requirements / related documents evaluation of tender submissions commissioning support.
• Working with the Senior Project Electrical Engineer to give a qualified assessment of electrical designs, studies and reports.
• Works Witness testing of manufacturer equipment, contractor installations and attending works progress meetings to monitor the progress and quality of work.
• Delivering innovative technical solutions.
• Supporting major plant outages and project works.
• Contributing data and updates as ongoing part of the project's reporting requirements.
• Tracking and reporting on project progress.
• Overseeing the installation and commissioning of electrical systems, ensuring they are com-pleted according to design specifications.
• Establishing and maintaining agreements with key maintenance and operations service provid-ers and contractors, supporting the fleet in contractor selection, tender creation, review, and execution.
• Technical nomination processes and work with the site managers to ensure that all staff achieve their highest level of competence.
• Carrying out technical RCA, including cross site RCA investigations and promptly share the les-sons from all incidents, share best practice across the fleet.
• Supporting the creation and challenge of site investment decisions.
• Delivering consistent Management of Change.
• Delivering cross fleet risk management, including project risk.
• Assisting with employee recruitment, selection, and training in the engineering area.
• Providing leadership and direction to the engineering teams, including managing individual and team performance.
• Providing technical oversight and audit of external resources (including operational and con-struction projects).
• Fully supporting the planning and execution of projects, deploying to sites as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Background

• Prior experience in a senior engineering role working cross fleet, ideally a power station or similar infrastructure, specifically with CCGT power generation operational experience - essential.
• Experience in establishing and implementing a proactive approach towards Health, Safety and Environment management - essential.
• Understanding and commitment to building and leading a constructive culture where employ-ees are provided with challenges and opportunities - essential.
• Experience in leading and managing a substantial number of employees in a process driven en-vironment - essential.
• Ablility to demonstrate and utilise extensive knowledge and experience of engineering, opera-tional and maintenance management - essential.
• Construction experience - desirable.

Behaviours

• Strong organisational skills - essential.
• Excellent written and oral communication - essential.
• Good interpersonal, communication and motivational skills with a flexible, enthusiastic, and committed attitude to work - essential.
• Self-driven and autonomous - essential.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in an engineering or related discipline (qualifications below this may be ac-ceptable if evidenced by suitable experience) - essential.
• CEng/IEng status and membership of an engineering institution (or working towards) - essential.