Senior / Lead (Principal) Electrical Engineer

A-Gas; Portishead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering firm is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership and support to engineering teams across various projects. The role involves ensuring best practices in electrical design, interacting with teams worldwide, and advising on electrical safety and designs for operational plants. Applicants should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and substantial experience in chemical process environments.

Qualifications

• Expert understanding of electrical engineering design and application of processes.
• Comprehensive understanding of project design processes including electrical safety.
• Extensive and proven experience in operational/chemical/processing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to engineering teams.
• Interact with engineering teams across the globe.
• Provide expertise and advice on electrical designs.

Skills

Electrical engineering design

Project design processes

Industrial electrical standards

ATEX and DSEAR regulations

Engineering project delivery

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

An exciting role for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our global group team to provide technical leadership and support to engineering teams for the whole lifecycle of plant from specification, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning within the Electrical Engineering discipline. It will act as Group Engineering representative embedded within regional project teams to ensure the use of company best practices, reuse of existing designs where advantageous, and the standardisation of regional designs across the Group.

This role will require interaction with engineering teams across the globe at various A-GAS sites. Travel will also be part of the role (planned trips).

A key part is to provide expertise and advice to regional engineering teams on electrical designs for both new and existing plant / equipment, ATEX zoning and inspections, electrical / safety circuit testing and peer reviewing / checking of designs or documentation.

Essential

• Expert understanding of electrical engineering design and application of processes.
• Comprehensive understanding of project design processes including electrical safety.
• Degree level Electrical engineering or other relevant qualification(s)
• Extensive and proven experience of working in operational/chemical/processing environment
• Detailed knowledge of Industrial electrical standards
• A working Knowledge of ATEX and DSEAR regulations, including experience of Electrical design within a flammable zone.
• Experience of delivering engineering projects from concept to delivery
• Willingness to travel as required to different regions

Desirable

• Experience of pressurised liquefied gas systems
• Experience of chemical processing plant lifecycle management
• CompEx EX01-EX04 and or EX12 or EX14
• Previous experience working in difference global regions