Senior Electrical Engineer | Power Networks

Vickerstock; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Hybrid work

Free parking

Subsidised canteen

Life assurance

Development budget

Family friendly policies

Health and wellbeing discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

Vickerstock in Belfast is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the electrical infrastructure strategy for a large estate with HV/LV networks. You will shape energy metering, resilience and long-term development, acting as the electrical lead on major capital projects from design through to handover.

The role is client-side, offering strategic influence, a strong pension, and hybrid working. Chartered engineers with 5+ years of experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status
• At least five years’ experience on design, engineering or infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of HV and LV systems and electrical safety
• Experience with procurement, tender documents and conditions of contract
• Understanding of project and asset management
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• Full driving license
• Experience on estate/campus or large infrastructure projects is useful but not essential
• Project or asset management qualification would be a bonus

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical infrastructure strategy for a large estate
• Shape energy metering, resilience and long-term development plans
• Lead capital projects from design through to handover
• Develop electricity metering and support billing and ISO 50001 energy management
• Manage budgets and contribute to capital and operating budgets
• Ensure HV and LV safety and statutory requirements are met

Skills

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

HV/LV knowledge

Procurement & tender docs

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Driving license

Estate/large infrastructure

Project/asset management qualification

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer | HV/LV Power | Belfast | £50,000 to £65,000

If you are a chartered electrical engineer and want a strategic, client-side role instead of designing one project after another for someone else, this is one of the most interesting electrical roles in Northern Ireland right now.

My client is a major Belfast organisation that manages a large, busy estate with significant HV and LV electrical infrastructure. They have ambitious long-term plans for growth, and the electrical infrastructure is central to making them happen.

They're looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to be their electrical infrastructure lead. You'll shape how it develops, how energy is metered and managed, and how it supports the long-term plans for the estate.

Why this opportunity?

• A genuine client-side role, leading the electrical infrastructure strategy for a large estate
• Long-term, strategic work tied to the organisation's future development plans
• The electrical lead on major capital projects, from design through to commissioning and handover
• A key role in energy management and cost reduction, with real influence on how the organisation uses power
• A financially independent organisation with a long-term outlook, offering stability without the civil service feel
• One of the strongest benefits packages in NI, including an excellent pension

Your new role as Senior Electrical Engineer

You’ll be the organisation's electrical infrastructure expert, reporting to the Head of Engineering and Facilities and working as part of an integrated M&E team. You’ll advise on the future of the estate's power supply and distribution, and keep an up-to-date picture of capacity and resilience to support future development.

On capital projects, you’ll lead the electrical side. That covers helping to prepare designs and tender documents, overseeing standards through construction, and making sure everything is handed over properly. You’ll also manage and develop the electricity metering, supporting both billing and ISO 50001 energy management, and lead projects to reduce energy costs.

You’ll make sure HV and LV safety and statutory requirements run through everything the team does. You’ll also manage project budgets and contribute to capital and operational budget planning.

What you will need to succeed

• A degree in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status
• At least five years' experience on design, engineering or infrastructure projects
• A strong understanding of HV and LV systems and electrical safety
• Experience of procurement, tender documents and conditions of contract
• An understanding of project and asset management
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• A full driving licence
• Experience on estate, campus or large infrastructure projects would be useful, however it isn't essential
• A project or asset management qualification would be a bonus

This could suit a Senior Electrical Engineer in a consultancy or contractor who wants to move client-side, or an engineer from a utility or large estate who wants a broader, more strategic role.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £50,000 to £65,000, depending on experience
• An excellent pension
• Enhanced annual leave
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Life assurance
• A personal development budget
• Family friendly policies
• A benefits platform with health, wellbeing and retail discounts
• Free car parking and a subsidised canteen