Resident Electrical Engineer

Morson Edge; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 5,786,000 - 9,643,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is seeking an experienced Electrical Site Quality Engineer for a 12-month contract, on-site in the submarine refit complex. You will ensure quality during installation and commissioning, advise the project team, and liaise with contractors to resolve technical queries within contract timescales.

The role emphasizes electrical activity and requires site-based experience, health & safety awareness, and ability to support design improvements during construction.

Qualifications

• Electrical power experience preferred.
• 2+ years’ site-based experience.
• Confined space training or willingness to complete.
• Experience in electrical building services design (fire, lighting, PA, HVAC).
• Ability to advise designers and resolve on-site electrical issues.
• Understanding of H&S and Quality procedures.
• Experience related to submarine/refit projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of site quality by managing, advising, and witnessing installation and commissioning.
• Resolve site issues/technical queries with contractors and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to Scope of Works and Change Requests.
• Record inspections and ensure alignment with integrated test plans.
• Supervise and provide on-the-job guidance to junior staff.
• Support development and deployment of electrical solutions during construction.

Skills

Electrical power experience

Site-based experience

Confined space training

Electrical building services design

On-site issue resolution

H&S and Quality procedures

Submarine project knowledge

Job description

12 Month Contract (initially)

Up to £70 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Full time on site

Job Role:

Ensure the delivery of site quality by managing, providing advice and support, and witnessing the installation and commissioning process through construction works in the submarine refit complex.

Primary focus will be Electrical activity. You will be accountable to the Lead Construction Manager for day-to-day planning matters. You will assist the construction and project team by providing advice and communicating with contractors and relevant internal stakeholders to resolve site issues / Technical Queries during construction in line with contract timescales.

You will ensure the contractor adheres to the Scope of Works and Change Requests. You will undertake and record inspections to ensure adherence to scope and integrated test plans.

The post operates as part of the Major Infrastructure Projects Business Unit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the delivery of site Quality by managing, providing advice and support, and witnessing the installation and commissioning process through construction works in the submarine refit complex.
• Participate in the problem solving for development of technical solutions to deficiencies or in the development of designs to overcome installation problems.
• You will be accountable to the Lead Construction Manager for day-to-day planning matters.
• You will assist the construction and Project team by providing advice and communicating with contractors and relevant internal stakeholders to resolve site issues / Technical Queries during construction in line with contract timescales.
• You will ensure the contractor adheres to the Scope of works and Change requests.
• You will undertake and record inspections to ensure adherence to scope and integrated test plans.
• Supervise and provide on-the-job guidance to the junior staff.

Key Experience and Attributes:

• Ideally has electrical power experience
• Needs to have some (2 years+) experience in a site-based role not necessarily as a Resident Engineer.
• Be confined space trained or prepared to complete confined space training and entering the subways.
• Experience of design of electrical building services, to include fire detection and alarm systems, industrial lighting and emergency lighting, site broadcast (PA) and HVAC
• The post holder must be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge and skills required in the resolution of onsite electrical issues of complex systems throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide advice based on on-site experience to the designers to enable them to develop the design
• Sound understanding of Company and departmental procedures relating to Design, Health & Safety and Quality requirements, and ability to manage projects in accordance with these procedures.
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering office computer applications
• Ideally experience of the design support to construction, operation, refit/repair of conventional and nuclear submarines and/or facilities

Support development, construction, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of Facilities to ensure that they comply with the design intent and DNSP's for Nuclear related Works, together with all relevant Local and National Regulations and Legislation.

Support the on-site inspection of DRDL assets for their construction, maintenance and modification

Maintain familiarity with DRDL procedures used within Facilities Engineering.