Senior Electrical Engineer - Brownfield & Reliability

Sentrama.com; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

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

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