Remote Electrical Support Engineer for UK Power Fleet

NAES United Kingdom; Leicester; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Sick pay

Flexible home-based working

Job summary

NAES United Kingdom is seeking an Electrical Support Engineer to ensure the safe, reliable operation of our UK power-generation assets. The role covers HV/LV electrical support, fault investigation, outage planning and maintenance strategy development for a seven-site fleet.

This remote, home-based position requires extensive UK travel, with Leicester as a central base for supporting Derby, Heartlands and Peterborough facilities. A competitive salary plus annual bonus is offered.

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Relevant electrical engineering experience within power generation, heavy industry or a similarly complex industrial environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of HV and LV electrical systems, including switchgear, generators, transformers, protection equipment and associated plant infrastructure.
• Practical experience in electrical fault diagnosis, root cause analysis, equipment testing, troubleshooting and reliability improvement.
• Proven ability to manage electrical engineering projects, planned outages and technical contractors, including project scheduling, budgeting and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide fleet-wide HV and LV electrical engineering support, ensuring compliance with applicable UK legislation, engineering standards and safe working practices.
• Investigate electrical equipment faults, protection system issues and recurring failures, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to improve plant reliability.
• Undertake HV and LV switching, isolation, inspection and testing activities where appropriately trained and authorised, providing technical guidance to station personnel.
• Coordinate electrical engineering activities during planned and unplanned outages, working with station teams, contractors and OEMs to minimise downtime and restore generation availability.
• Develop consistent preventive, corrective and condition-based electrical maintenance strategies across the fleet, utilising the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Evaluate electrical modifications, upgrades and engineering designs, ensuring appropriate technical reviews, change management and regulatory compliance.
• Manage technical assessments and electrical engineering projects, overseeing contractors, installation, testing, commissioning and quality assurance activities.
• Maintain fleet-wide electrical asset registers, engineering documentation and critical spares requirements to support effective maintenance and equipment availability.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and external stakeholders to plan electrical work, establish budgets and secure necessary resources.
• Contribute to short- and long-term fleet engineering strategies, identifying opportunities to improve electrical system performance, reliability and lifecycle costs.
• Support electrical, control and instrumentation activities across the fleet, providing technical expertise and quality assurance while promoting a strong safety culture.

Skills

HV electrical systems

LV electrical systems

Electrical troubleshooting

Electrical safety awareness

Switchgear O&M

Power distribution & transmission

Electrical schematics

Project management

Outage management

Education

HND in Electrical Engineering or related

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Job description

NAES United Kingdom is seeking an Electrical Support Engineer to ensure the safe, reliable operation of our UK power-generation assets. The role covers HV/LV electrical support, fault investigation, outage planning and maintenance strategy development for a seven-site fleet.

This remote, home-based position requires extensive UK travel, with Leicester as a central base for supporting Derby, Heartlands and Peterborough facilities. A competitive salary plus annual bonus is offered.