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About The Energy Unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension.
About The Role
Join our Energy Unit’s Nuclear, Defence and Civil division as a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer. You’ll play a vital role in leading and delivering projects for the nuclear industry while contributing to technical excellence and collaborating with a successful team across the UK.
In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership, guide bids and proposals, and coordinate multidisciplinary resources on a diverse portfolio of exciting frameworks ranging from nuclear, defence, and other energy and infrastructure projects, tackling complex challenges in a collaborative and forward‑thinking environment!
Responsibilities
* Act as an Engineering Manager, leading teams to meet client requirements on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
* Oversee the electrical building services work on projects, ensuring compliance with company procedures and project standards.
* Maintain adherence to safety and quality standards, manage man‑hour plans, and meet cost and schedule targets.
* Scope and plan electrical building services work, assigning tasks with clear goals for scope, quality, and deadlines.
* Lead and mentor electrical building services teams across various projects.
* Provide input on project planning, execution, budgets, and resource requirements.
* Review and approve deliverables, ensuring they meet quality standards.
* Attend engineering meetings and liaise with clients and other disciplines.
* Ensure compliance with legislation, safety regulations, environmental considerations, and site license conditions.
* Participate in design reviews and HAZOPS, offering advice and expertise.
* Maintain strong client relationships and collaborate with project and engineering managers.
Requirements
* Significant experience in engineering design within a regulated industry (preferably nuclear).
* Proven ability to influence engineering practices and outcomes.
* Experience leading and supervising engineering teams.
* Familiarity with building regulations, current legislation, and industry standards.
* Proficiency in software tools such as Hevacomp, Dialux, Amtech Power, AutoCAD, and IES (Revit experience is a plus).
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Degree in a technical or engineering‑related subject (preferred).
* Chartered status and membership of a relevant professional body.
Why Join Us?
* Work on impactful, high‑profile projects in the nuclear industry.
* Collaborate with a supportive, expert team.
* Grow your career in a role that values technical excellence and innovation.
Benefits
* Health and wellbeing
o Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
o Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
o Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
o A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
o Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family.
* Financial wellbeing
o We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
o Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary.
o Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return‑to‑work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
o Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
o As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
* Lifestyle
o A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
o Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
o Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
* Enhanced family and carers leave
o Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
o Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
o Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
* Learning and development
o Primary annual professional institution subscription.
o A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.
* Networks, communities, and social outcomes
o Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
o Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.
Location(s): Altrincham, Glasgow, Reading, Bristol, Derby, Southampton
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Energy
Discipline: Electrical
Job Ref: 11151
Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi
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