WTG Electrical Engineer

Taylor Hopkinson Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson Limited is seeking an WTG Electrical Engineer for a major offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The role focuses on electrical scope development, offshore turbine and foundation contracts, and leading design reviews to ensure compliance with industry standards.

The candidate will work on HV and LV systems, interfacing with regulatory authorities, contractors, and suppliers to align design, testing, and installation with project milestones and environmental commitments.

Qualifications

• Experience with offshore wind electrical design and approvals.
• Knowledge of HV (converters, transformers, switchgear) and LV systems.
• Understanding of substation layouts and primary equipment for offshore projects.
• Familiarity with permitting, environmental regulation and consenting processes.
• Ability to interface with authorities, stakeholders and contractors.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage contracts and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Prepare electrical scope of works and client requirements for offshore turbine and foundation contracts.
• Lead wind turbine electrical design reviews and approvals.
• Perform front end engineering design for turbine foundation electrical systems.
• Manage electrical interfaces between turbine and foundation.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure design, manufacturing and installation meet standards.
• Develop and maintain permitting strategies and delivery plans.
• Identify permitting and environmental risks and communicate impacts to schedule and budgets.

Skills

Electrical design review

HV electrical systems

LV electrical and cable systems

Substation layout design

Primary equipment specifications

Permitting and regulatory knowledge

Commercial awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

WTG Electrical Engineer for a major offshore wind farm in Scotland

Responsibilities

• Preparation of electrical scope of works and Client requirements for offshore turbine and foundation contracts.
• Lead on wind turbine electrical design review and approvals.
• Front end engineering design works for turbine foundation electrical systems.
• Manage electrical interfaces between turbine and foundation.
• Close collaboration with supplier to ensure that the design, manufacturing and installation process comply with contractual and industry design and quality standards.
• The role will require knowledge of HV electrical systems within the turbine, such as converters, transformers and switchgear and will also require knowledge of LV electrical and cable systems
• Develop electrical contract documentation including management and preparation of substation and electrical balance of plant contracts

Works Experience Required

• Experience in substation layout design, primary equipment specifications and testing up to 400kV
• Good technical knowledge and experience of renewable electricity Generation or Transmission
• A good working knowledge of engineering legislation and industry good practice relevant to substation designs, primary plant and protection
• Thorough understanding of commercial awareness to understand implications of engineering activities and decisions
• Experienced with preparations for offshore construction phase as well as construction and related regulatory requirements, frameworks and legal framing
• Act as an interface with permitting authorities, environmental regulators and relevant statutory stakeholders
• Experienced in engaging constructively with authorities, consultees, NGOs, communities, representatives and other stakeholders
• Ability of understanding complex permit-related issues that have high level of detail and cross-disciplinary interrelationships
• Ensure permit conditions and environmental commitments are embedded in project requirements, contractor scopes, compliance plans and operational controls
• Develop and maintain integrated permitting strategies, consent schedules, deliverable plans and approval registers aligned with project milestones and business objectives
• Identify permitting and environmental risks, dependencies and opportunities; define mitigations and communicate impacts to schedule, design, procurement, contracts and construction planning
• Commercial awareness and experience managing consultants, scopes of work, budgets, contracts, schedules and interfaces