Senior / Principal Primary Electrical Engineer

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus up to 15%

Salary up to £80,000

Pension

Healthcare

Sick pay & family leave

EV salary sacrifice

Learning & development budget

Training & accreditation support

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Russell Taylor Group is seeking a Senior / Principal Primary Electrical Engineer in Leicester (Hybrid) to lead primary electrical design on HV substations from concept through handover.

You will shape technical direction, review plant layouts, and ensure alignment with UK standards while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with multi-discipline teams across bids and projects.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Leading primary electrical packages for HV substations, from feasibility and concept through detailed design, construction support and handover.
• Developing and reviewing primary plant arrangements, equipment layouts, specifications, schematics and clearances.
• Advising on the selection and integration of transformers, switchgear, busbars, cables and instrument transformers.
• Applying UK transmission and distribution standards, National Grid requirements and client specifications.
• Overseeing technical quality, design interfaces, risk and buildability.
• Carrying out technical checking, verification and approvals.
• Giving day-to-day technical direction to engineers and designers, and coaching colleagues.
• Working closely with protection and control, civil and structural, project management and quality teams.
• Building relationships with clients and contractors, and supporting bids, proposals and estimates.
• Finding ways to improve engineering processes, digital tools and standardisation.

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Senior / Principal Primary Electrical Engineer

Leicester (Hybrid)

Are you a primary electrical engineer with a strong background in HV substation design?

Would you like to be the technical lead on major UK transmission and distribution projects?

Do you enjoy guiding and developing other engineers?

Then this could be the right move for you. We're looking for a Senior / Principal Primary Electrical Engineer to lead primary electrical design on HV substation projects, from early concept through to handover.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of up to £80,000, depending on experience and level of appointment
• Annual bonus scheme of up to 15% of salary, based on individual and business performance
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, and an extra day off for your birthday
• Contributory pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
• Enhanced company sick pay and enhanced family leave
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• £150 a year towards your personal learning and development
• Ongoing technical training, support towards professional accreditation and clear routes for progression
• Employee Assistance Programme

What will you be doing?

• Leading primary electrical packages for HV substations, from feasibility and concept through detailed design, construction support and handover
• Developing and reviewing primary plant arrangements, equipment layouts, specifications, schematics and clearances
• Advising on the selection and integration of transformers, switchgear, busbars, cables and instrument transformers
• Applying UK transmission and distribution standards, National Grid requirements and client specifications
• Overseeing technical quality, design interfaces, risk and buildability
• Carrying out technical checking, verification and approvals
• Giving day-to-day technical direction to engineers and designers, and coaching colleagues
• Working closely with protection and control, civil and structural, project management and quality teams
• Building relationships with clients and contractors, and supporting bids, proposals and estimates
• Finding ways to improve engineering processes, digital tools and standardisation

Where you'll be doing it?

Our client provides specialist engineering and design services to UK electricity transmission and distribution projects. As part of a large international energy and engineering group, they are helping to shape the future of the UK's energy infrastructure. You'll be working on significant projects, with real opportunities to progress across the wider group.

What you'll need:

• A degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering
• Typically 10 years or more in HV primary plant or substation design, with technical responsibility on complex projects
• A strong understanding of UK transmission and distribution engineering practices, standards and design assurance
• Experience reviewing technical deliverables and resolving design issues to quality, safety and programme requirements
• Experience coordinating multi-discipline design interfaces and communicating clearly with clients
• The ability to guide, mentor and develop other engineers
• The right to work in the UK

It would be great if you also had:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or be working towards it
• Experience in technical checking or approval roles within National Grid or other UK network operator frameworks
• National Grid CDAE or LCDAE accreditation
• Experience supporting tenders, fee proposals or design process improvements

Important Information:

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