Principal / Senior Electrical Engineer

The opportunity exists for an experienced engineer to join AFRYs Energy Division within the expanding Thermal and Renewable Energy team in the UK.

You will provide clients with help and support at all project stages including: technical and economic feasibility studies technology assessments technical due diligence reviews Lenders Engineer services front end engineering design (FEED) studies owners engineer services engineering-procurement-construction-management (EPCM) services operation and maintenance support and optimisation and expert witness services.

YOUR TASKS:

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Provide technical leadership in solving engineering challenges and reviewing design work;
• Deliver high-quality design outputs including drawings specifications estimates and schedules;
• Prepare accurate technical documentation and support site activities through inspections and testing;
• Identify and mitigate project risks related to safety design sustainability and commercial factors.
• Support business development represent the company professionally and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications :

YOUR PROFILE:

• You hold a minimum 2:1 degree in electrical engineering;
• Chartered status (Principal Engineer) or working towards Chartered status (Senior Engineer);
• You have significant knowledge of and experience with LV to HV industrial electrical infrastructure (preferably but not essential on power generation and other energy infrastructure projects);
• You have good knowledge of electrical related British and international standards and regulations.

ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS  :

Experience of one or more of the following would be an advantage but not essential:

• Recognised Project Management training;
• Previous experience of providing consulting services in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment;
• Commercial awareness and contract knowledge (e.g. IChemE or FIDIC);
• Design experience gained from concept development and detailed engineering;
• Practical experience gained from construction commissioning and testing;
• Experience of protection circuits HV grid connections HV substations and coordinating with UK Distribution Network Operators (DNOs);
• Working knowledge of Grid Code/G99 requirements;
• Modelling software experience (e.g. ETAP PowerFactory).

WHAT WE CAN OFFER:

• Exciting and challenging projects.
• Personal development opportunities (e.g. technical expert project management)
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team with a lot of personal responsibility
• Helping to shape a sustainable future

Additional Information :

Available office locations for this position are either London Oxford and Horsham.  We are exible on the office location for this position please indicate your preference in your covering letter.  We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will consider a range of flexible working arrangements including part-time flexible working patterns and we operate a hybrid working environment.

We offer an excellent range of benefits including 25 days holiday each year private medical insurance life assurance and a pension scheme.  We also offer enhanced maternity and paternity pay offering 16 weeks full pay for both parents. This is supported by generous family support options such as back up childcare support and return to work coaching.

We are excited to receive your application please ensure your cover letter not only sets out how you are a great fit for this role and confirm your right to work in the UK as this role does not include sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa.

Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview following which a virtual face to face interview. To allow us to assess your skills in practice this will be accompanied by analytical reasoning exercises.

At AFRY we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate innovate technology and embrace challenging points of view. Thats how were making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time