Principal / Senior Electrical Engineer

Description

• Attending factory and site acceptance tests;
• Supporting the development of younger engineers.
• Maintaining accurate records and files;
• Modelling software experience (e.g. ETAP, PowerFactory).
• Providing conceptual, preliminary and detailed design deliverables, including but not limited to: drawings, technical specifications, cost estimates, construction schedules, etc;
• Identify potential health & safety, design, sustainability and commercial risks on our projects and contribute towards mitigating them
• Supporting the company’s goals and representing the company positively and professionally;
• Monitoring / inspecting site construction activities;
• Preparation of thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and sketches;
• Providing engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis, and resolution of project challenges;
• Participate in business development work including developing contacts, presenting AFRY’s capability, preparing proposals and managing bids;
• Providing design support and providing technical reviews and comments on designs completed by others, as applicable;

Requirements

• Practical experience gained from construction, commissioning, and testing;
• You have good knowledge of electrical related British and international standards and regulations;
• Working knowledge of Grid Code/G99 requirements;
• You thrive on problems and situations for which there is no prior experience and can create valuable solutions effectively and efficiently. You are good at structuring unclear situations and client problems into actionable tasks and projects.
• Commercial awareness and contract knowledge (e.g. IChemE or FIDIC);
• Previous experience of providing consulting services in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment;
• Design experience gained from concept development and detailed engineering;
• 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);
• Chartered status (Principal Engineer) or working towards Chartered status (Senior Engineer).
• You hold a minimum 2:1 degree in electrical engineering.
• You like a work environment where constructive conflict is sought openly and professionally to create better client solutions in a non-hierarchical way.
• Experience of protection circuits, HV grid connections, HV substations and coordinating with UK Distribution Network Operators (DNOs);
• You are used to work under pressure, with tight deadlines, and have no objections to travel, as it forms an essential part of your duties.
• Recognised Project Management training;
• You are a good communicator and can reduce complex issues to understandable arguments and presentations for top management from different cultural backgrounds and employees. We pay utmost attention to structured and articulate writing and presentation skills; therefore, you are fluent orally and in writing business English.

Benefits

• Personal development opportunities (e.g., technical expert, project management)
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team with a lot of personal responsibility

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance