Senior Electrical Engineer – Power Plant Reliability

Astute People; Risley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary Exchange Pension contributions

6% Employer Pension contributions

Job summary

Astute Power Team is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support a nationwide fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste power stations. You will act as the senior electrical authority across the portfolio, guiding concept to commissioning, ensuring plant reliability and long-term maintainability.

The role covers technical surveys, outages, improvements, and project delivery within a central Engineering Team across the UK.

Qualifications

• Ideally a degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Health and safety qualifications such as NEBOSH or IOSH preferred.
• Chartered status or working towards membership is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve electrical maintenance systems across the UK fleet.
• Provide electrical support during outages and major maintenance activities.
• Drive reliability and performance improvements of the power plant fleet.
• Conduct surveys, inspections and investigations for reliability gains.
• Support electrical upgrade and modification projects.
• Provide day-to-day electrical technical guidance across the fleet.
• Prepare technical specifications and coordinate with contractors and suppliers.

Skills

Electrical standards & safety

HV/MV/LV experience

Outage management

Project supervision

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

NEBOSH or IOSH (Safety)

Job description

Astute Power Team is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support a nationwide fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste power stations. You will act as the senior electrical authority across the portfolio, guiding concept to commissioning, ensuring plant reliability and long-term maintainability.

The role covers technical surveys, outages, improvements, and project delivery within a central Engineering Team across the UK.