Electrical (C&I) Engineer
Application Deadline: 29 June 2025
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: EP Langage Power Station
Reporting To: Engineering Manager
Description
We are looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Engineer (C&I experience an advantage) to lead and advise the long-term maintenance of the stations HV and LV Electrical systems.
Working within the Engineering team at EP Langage Ltd, this role is responsible for the management of the long-term integrity of all HV and LV Electrical systems, ensuring high levels of safety, reliability, technical and legal compliance.
The role will also provide specialist support, guidance and technical advice to the Engineering and Maintenance teams on site electrical systems, as well as oversee long-term planning and through life management (including obsolescence, of site infrastructure and systems).
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the key responsibilities and duties will include:
* Managing the integrity of HV/LV Electrical, systems onsite including Generators, Transformers, Motors, Electrical control systems, Electrical protection, DC systems, and HV/LV distribution systems.
* Collaborating closely with the EC&I Support Engineer and EC&I Graduate Engineer to distribute responsibilities, ensuring high levels of availability, reliability, knowledge retention, and through life management of Langage DCS systems on both software and hardware, whilst maintaining compliance to relevant internal and external technical standards and legislation.
* Planning and executing electrical inspections activities, both technically and financially, during scheduled outages.
* Developing a longer-term planning view, managing the asset through station life and system obsolescence.
* Ensuring the correct maintenance plans are in place for electrical and control systems, carried out, and the periodicity is correct to maximise reliability.
* Support the Engineering and Maintenance teams in fault finding, engineering solutions, and root cause analysis on electrical and control issues.
* Delivering on and project managing capital projects on electrical and control systems such as upgrades and replacement.
* Contributing to budget planning across 5 year rolling business plan period for electrical systems. Oversee and manage within year delivery and phasing of electrical budgets.
* Managing electrical contracts through identification, budgeting, specification and execution.
* Leading on management of Electrical works ensuring high levels of quality management and documentation at all stages.
* Support the site Control & Instrumentation requirements within skill remit.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Background
* HV electrical equipment including transmission and distribution (essential).
* LV electrical equipment including transmission and distribution (essential).
* Power station experience (essential).
* CCGT power station experience (desirable).
* HV and LV protection (highly desirable).
* Control and instrumentation experience (desirable).
* Distributed control systems (DCS) experience (desirable).
* Demonstratable competence in use of IT/IS skills (e.g. MS Office).
Behaviours
* Building and influencing relationships through excellent interpersonal skills and a strong positive attitude.
* Ability to adapt quickly to changes, cope with pressurised situations, flexible approach to changes in priority and adhering to deadlines.
* Excellent numeracy, literacy and problem-solving skills.
* High motivation, self-direction and self-awareness.
* Ability to integrate and actively participate within in a positive safety culture.
* Willingness to further develop skills within the C&I discipline as necessary.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Degree in an Electrical Engineering discipline; and/or
* HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering discipline with extensive relatable industrial experience.
Desirable:
* Membership of a professional institution or working towards membership and chartership.
* Training plan to work towards HV SAP (High Voltage Senior Authorised Person).
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