Senior Electrical Engineer - Heavy Industry Reliability

NT Engineering & Manufacturing; Fort William; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Engineering & Manufacturing is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for a major heavy industrial site in Fort William, Scottish Highlands. You will be the technical authority across electrical systems, from substations to control systems, ensuring safe operation, reliability and continuous improvement.

This hands-on, safety-critical role involves leading capital projects, managing reliability programmes and mentoring engineers, electricians and technicians within a maintenance-focused team

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Significant heavy industry experience across mining, metals, power generation, utilities or large-scale manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution systems including transformers, switchgear, protection relays, motors, VSDs and substations
• Ability to read and interpret SLDs, schematics and electrical layouts
• Experience delivering or supporting electrical capital projects and commissioning

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical authority for electrical systems across the site
• Lead and support capital and operational projects
• Manage reliability improvement programmes
• Participate in HAZOPs and safety reviews
• Provide senior technical guidance to engineers, electricians and contractors
• Mentor junior engineers and develop electrical competence across the site
• Support PLC, HMI, SCADA interfaces with automation/controls teams

Skills

Electrical engineering

Heavy industry experience

Substations & switchgear

PLC/SCADA interfaces

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

CMMS

PLC

HMI

SCADA

Job description

NT Engineering & Manufacturing is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for a major heavy industrial site in Fort William, Scottish Highlands. You will be the technical authority across electrical systems, from substations to control systems, ensuring safe operation, reliability and continuous improvement.

This hands-on, safety-critical role involves leading capital projects, managing reliability programmes and mentoring engineers, electricians and technicians within a maintenance-focused team