Project Engineer - Electrical

First Recruitment Group; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to support the safe, compliant delivery of engineering activities at a regulated facility in Aldermaston. The role focuses on maintaining critical assets, delivering improvement projects, and supporting decommissioning through practical engineering solutions.

You will bridge operations and project delivery, develop asset baselines, and produce technical documentation while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across live

Qualifications

• Degree/HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in facility or project engineering roles.
• Experience in regulated environments (nuclear/defence/process petrochemical or similar).
• Strong understanding of electrical systems and infrastructure in operational facilities.
• Experience developing engineering work packs and technical documentation.
• Experience delivering engineering solutions within live facilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and define critical electrical assets and supporting systems for operations and decommissioning.
• Develop asset baselines and system dependency information down to subsystem level.
• Review and enhance asset information to improve engineering understanding and asset management.
• Carry out asset condition assessments considering reliability, availability, obsolescence, maintainability and risk.
• Assign risk-based priorities and provide recommendations for asset improvements.
• Develop and implement improvement plans for critical assets.
• Produce engineering documentation, work packs and technical reports.
• Support maintenance, refurbishment, modification and replacement activities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify infrastructure and improve operational efficiency.
• Contribute to spares strategies and asset lifecycle planning.
• Work closely with operations, maintenance and project teams to deliver engineering solutions.
• Support engineering delivery within live operational facilities.
• Assist with engineering governance, compliance and safety requirements.
• Support prioritised engineering tasks based on need and risk.

Skills

Asset management

Reliability improvement

Regulated environments

Electrical systems

Project delivery

Risk assessment

Education

Electrical Engineering degree/HNC/HND

Job description

Keep Critical Decommissioning Facilities Running Safely and Efficiently.

Our Client has a requirement for an Electrical Project Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Aldermaston.

Role Purpose:

• The Electrical Project Engineer will support the safe and compliant delivery of engineering activities across a regulated facility environment. The role focuses on maintaining critical operational assets, delivering improvement projects, and supporting decommissioning activities through practical engineering solutions.
• Support facility engineering and asset improvement activities
• Identify and assess critical electrical assets required for ongoing operations
• Deliver engineering solutions to resolve operational issues and improve asset reliability
• Bridge the gap between facility operations and project delivery teams
• Support safe and compliant decommissioning programmes

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Identify and define critical electrical assets and supporting systems required for operational and decommissioning activities
• Develop asset baselines and system dependency information down to subsystem level
• Review and enhance existing asset information to improve engineering understanding and asset management
• Carry out asset condition assessments considering reliability, availability, obsolescence, maintainability and operational risk
• Assign risk-based priorities and provide recommendations for asset improvements
• Develop and implement improvement plans for critical assets
• Produce engineering documentation, work packs and technical reports
• Support maintenance, refurbishment, modification and replacement activities
• Identify opportunities to simplify infrastructure and improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to spares strategies and asset lifecycle planning
• Work closely with operations, maintenance and project teams to deliver engineering solutions
• Support engineering delivery within live operational facilities
• Assist with engineering governance, compliance and safety requirements
• Support delivery of prioritised engineering tasks based on operational need and risk

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years' experience in facility engineering and/or project engineering roles
• Proven experience working within highly regulated environments such as nuclear, defence, process, petrochemical or similar industries
• Strong understanding of electrical systems and infrastructure within operational facilities
• Experience developing engineering work packs and technical documentation
• Demonstrable experience delivering engineering solutions within live facilities
• Ability to translate operational challenges into practical engineering improvements
• Experience working across both operational and project delivery functions
• Knowledge of asset management, maintenance strategies and reliability improvement techniques
• Experience supporting or undertaking Authorised Person, Area Control Manager (ACM) or similar responsibilities
• Membership of a recognised engineering institution, or working towards professional registration
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or working towards accreditation would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of engineering standards, governance and regulatory compliance requirements

Company information

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