Electrical Team Leader - Clean energy, net zero impact
Join a mission-led engineering business whose technology is helping organisations decarbonise and move faster towards net zero. This role suits an electrical leader who wants their work to have a measurable, real-world impact on climate outcomes. You'll be part of a highly technical team building and validating electrical systems that support the next generation of low-carbon infrastructure.
The business is scaling its engineering capability to deliver more projects, improve product maturity, and support customers adopting cleaner energy solutions. You'll be trusted to raise standards, improve delivery consistency, and develop a team that can execute safely and at pace.
The role
You'll lead an electrical engineering team responsible for electrical system architecture, control panel and system-level design, verification, and documentation. You'll combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, resource planning, and quality ownership.
What you will be doing
Lead, mentor and develop an electrical engineering team; set clear scope, roles and expectations
Own and improve team processes/procedures, driving consistent quality and strong configuration control
Plan and allocate resources across development and project deliverables to hit timelines
Lead electrical system architecture work and system-level trade-offs
Produce and review single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams and design packs for manufacture
Generate and maintain requirements, specifications and compliance documentation (internal and for contractors)
Support build/integration, test and verification, including hands-on fault finding and root-cause analysis
Contribute to safety and risk activities (e.g., HAZID/HAZOP, FMEA, cause & effect, SIL/LOPA as required)
Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams (mechanical, controls, systems, project) to ensure correct integration
Present technical updates and project status to senior stakeholdersWhat we're looking for
Degree-level background in Electrical Engineering (or a closely related discipline)
Proven experience leading an electrical team (line management and/or senior technical leadership)
Strong experience designing and delivering electrical systems end-to-end (architecture through to detailed schematics)
Solid working knowledge of BS7671:2018 and experience designing to EN 60204
Exposure to functional safety requirements/ways of working (EN 61511 experience strongly valued)
Practical PLC experience, particularly Siemens hardware/software
Experience or understanding of ATEX environments and engineering for safety/compliance
High standards around quality, documentation, and safe working practices; confident with configuration control
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability with a hands-on mindset
Comfortable in an innovative, fast-moving environment; able to work independently and bring others with you
Willingness to travel internationally when needed