Senior Electrical Engineer

Sentrama.com

Hemel Hempstead

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 60,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension (up to 12% employer +

Annual bonus scheme (up to 12%)

Life insurance (4x annual salary)

28 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Private Medical Cover

Additional holiday purchase scheme

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance support scheme

Well-being initiatives

Job summary

Sentrama.com is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership across electrical scopes within pipeline, terminal, and storage infrastructure. The role focuses on brownfield environments, safety, and reliability on live sites, from concept to commissioning, with a hybrid working base from Hemel Hempstead.

You will define scopes, review deliverables like SLDs, load studies, and earthing design, ensure compliance with safety standards, and mentor junior engineers while

Qualifications

Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
Experience delivering electrical engineering solutions in high-hazard environments (oil & gas, terminals, pipelines or similar).
Working knowledge of HV/LV systems, MCCs, motors, VSDs, transformers, and hazardous area installations.
Experience reviewing contractor and vendor design deliverables.
Strong technical judgement and ability to manage engineering risk.
Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with a recognised professional body (e.g. IET).
Experience working in brownfield environments.
Familiarity with HV/LV authorisation systems.

Responsibilities

Define electrical scopes, problem statements, and technical inputs for project development and approvals.
Lead or review key electrical deliverables such as SLDs, load assessments, protection studies, cable sizing, and earthing design.
Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards, hazardous area requirements, and procedures.
Provide technical assurance and input into design reviews across the project lifecycle.
Support the delivery of electrical elements of projects from concept through to commissioning and handover.
Contribute to shutdown planning, energisation activities, and integration with live systems.
Work closely with asset teams to support fault finding, reliability improvement, and obsolescence management.
Assess and manage constraints associated with live operational sites, including outages, tie-ins, and temporary supplies.
Ensure solutions are practical, safe, and maintainable within high-hazard environments.
Act as the electrical focal point within multidisciplinary teams.
Review contractor and vendor designs, ensuring quality and compliance.
Provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineers where required.
Build effective relationships with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and delivery teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

High-hazard environments

HV/LV systems

Design reviews

Engineering risk management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across electrical engineering scopes within pipeline, terminal, and storage infrastructure.

You will play a key role in defining, reviewing and delivering electrical solutions for both projects and operating assets, with a strong focus on brownfield environments, where operational constraints, safety, and system reliability are critical.

Working closely with project managers and multidisciplinary teams, you will support delivery from early concept through to commissioning, ensuring electrical designs are safe, compliant, and practical to implement within live operating sites.

Basic Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 DOE

Location: Hybrid basis out of our Hemel Hempstead office and need to be based within a commutable distance

What You’ll Be Doing

Electrical Engineering & Technical Assurance

Define electrical scopes, problem statements, and technical inputs for project development and approvals
Lead or review key electrical deliverables such as SLDs, load assessments, protection studies, cable sizing, and earthing design
Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards, hazardous area requirements, and procedures
Provide technical assurance and input into design reviews across the project lifecycle

Project Delivery & Operational Support

Support the delivery of electrical elements of projects from concept through to commissioning and handover
Contribute to shutdown planning, energisation activities, and integration with live systems
Work closely with asset teams to support fault finding, reliability improvement, and obsolescence management
Assess and manage constraints associated with live operational sites, including outages, tie-ins, and temporary supplies
Ensure solutions are practical, safe, and maintainable within high-hazard environments

Coordination & Leadership

Act as the electrical focal point within multidisciplinary teams
Review contractor and vendor designs, ensuring quality and compliance
Provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineers where required
Build effective relationships with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and delivery teams

Skills & Experience - Essential

Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
Strong experience delivering electrical engineering solutions in high-hazard environments (e.g. oil & gas, terminals, pipelines, or similar)
Working knowledge of HV/LV systems, MCCs, motors, VSDs, transformers, and hazardous area installations
Experience reviewing contractor and vendor design deliverables
Strong technical judgement and ability to manage engineering risk

Skills Desirable

Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with a recognised professional body (e.g. IET)
Experience working in brownfield environments
Familiarity with HV/LV authorisation systems

Benefits Package: