Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy & Power (Multiple Locations, UK)

Burns & McDonnell; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in London to lead electrical design for various power generation projects. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience, preferably with Owners Engineer and EPC expertise. This position offers opportunities to engage in innovative technologies crucial for the UK’s Net Zero goals and requires strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of electrical engineering experience, including Owners Engineer and EPC project experience.
• Ability to lead discipline design for large projects.
• Expertise in ANSI and IEEE Standards for electrical equipment design.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design from conceptual phase to completion.
• Prepare electrical equipment specifications and technical bid summaries.
• Manage project schedules, scope, and budgets.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Strong communication skills

Team leadership and mentoring

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a global leader in Energy.

We’re growing our UK business and have exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated industry professionals to join us as we continue our journey to help make clients successful. We have a specific opportunity for an experienced senior electrical engineer, who carries design development, owners engineer and EPC experience to join our team and work on a variety of power and energy transition projects across our UK and International regions.

Projects will include a mix of all power generation and decarbonisation technologies that form part of the UK pathway to 2050 Net Zero and will be direct to demand (OnSite) or direct to grid-connected, solutions. Typically these include key technologies such as BESS, PowerGen and Distributed Heat and Power. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead electrical design project teams to create world-class designs for new projects, upgrades and redevelopments on a variety of projects across the power and energy sectors and on occasion able to support other Burns & McDonnell business lines.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

• Prepare electrical equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.

• Review electrical equipment vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients, other engineering disciplines, detailers, and designers.

• Participate in the development of project schedule, scope, budget, staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for the effective management of change orders.

• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.

• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.

• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project-related, data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.

• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design-related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.

• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.

• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.

• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and support the business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.

• Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.

• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.

• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the electrical engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.

• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.

• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.

• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.

• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science/Engineering in Electrical Engineering or related degree/international qualification.

• Minimum 7 years of electrical engineering experience. Owners Engineer and EPC project experience preferred.

• Chartered Status preferred.

• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures. Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards.

• Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead the execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organisation and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

• Ability to travel.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Electrical Engineering

Primary Location GB-London, UK-London

Other Locations GB-Birmingham UK-Birmingham, GB-Glasgow, UK-Glasgow

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 252957

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DZ #UKO