Project Electrical Engineer - Data Centres & Industrials

Octopus Energy Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is seeking a Project Electrical Engineer to own the electrical aspects of first‑of‑a‑kind power projects. You will manage from concept to energisation, with a delivery team around you, taking on an expanded project management scope across private wires, generation and storage, and MV/HV grid connections.

You will have a Master’s in electrical/power systems engineering (CEng welcome) and 5+ years delivering energy or infrastructure projects, with strong MV/HV experience,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical or power systems engineering (CEng welcome).
• 5+ years delivering energy or infrastructure projects with MV/HV systems.
• Substations, networks, data centres, utilities experience and site coordination.
• Experience holding programme and budget on development/pre-construction projects.
• Grid connection from offer to energisation, with knowledge of Grid Code, CUSC, SQSS, G99/G100, ENA and BS 7671.
• Ability to coordinate multi-discipline design and act as accountable owner.

Responsibilities

• Own the programme and development budget from concept to energisation; manage consultants and study providers.
• Direct electrical concept through sign-off; review diagrams, switchgear layouts and power quality studies.
• Lead grid interface with DNO/TO/NESO; manage offers, requirements, milestones and ICP/IDNO coordination.
• Own capex inputs for project model across plant, substation, civils and enabling works; oversee commissioning and energisation sequences.
• Embrace new scope by quickly learning unfamiliar technologies and delivering result.

Skills

Project delivery

Budget ownership

Grid interface coordination

Multi-discipline coordination

Single point accountability

Driving licence

Education

Master’s degree in electrical/power systems engineering

Tools

ETAP

PowerFactory

IPSA

PSS/E

PSCAD

Python

IEC 61850

Modbus

DNP3

SCADA

Job description

Octopus Energy Group is seeking a Project Electrical Engineer to own the electrical aspects of first‑of‑a‑kind power projects. You will manage from concept to energisation, with a delivery team around you, taking on an expanded project management scope across private wires, generation and storage, and MV/HV grid connections.

You will have a Master’s in electrical/power systems engineering (CEng welcome) and 5+ years delivering energy or infrastructure projects, with strong MV/HV experience,