Principal EC&I Engineer - Nuclear Infrastructure
Location: Glasgow (Hybrid - ideally 2 days per week on site)
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Contract: 12-month contract
Security Clearance: ability to obtain SC clearance
We are supporting a major UK nuclear infrastructure programme in the appointment of a Principal EC&I Engineer to act as Electrical Lead.
This is a senior, hands-on leadership role, responsible for the delivery of nuclear safety-implicated EC&I design across new infrastructure works within a highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as Electrical Lead for scheme design on nuclear safety-implicated infrastructure.
* Lead and coordinate EC&I design activities including:
o HV and LV power systems
o Traditional building services electrical design
o Specialist communications and control systems
* Provide day-to-day leadership for a team of 5-6 electrical engineers, ensuring alignment with programme milestones.
* Ensure the team is working on the right activities at the right time, maintaining technical quality and schedule adherence.
* Produce technical scopes, including resource loading, to support design changes and client requests.
* Manage design assumptions, technical risks, and interfaces.
* Control and manage design change processes in line with nuclear governance requirements.
* Deliver design outputs fully aligned with client, regulatory and nuclear safety expectations.
Required Experience
* Proven experience in EC&I design leadership within building services or infrastructure environments.
* Experience working on nuclear or highly regulated projects (defence, rail, utilities, pharma also considered).
* Strong understanding of HV/LV systems, building services electrical design and associated standards.
* Demonstrable experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
* Comfortable working within formal change control and assurance frameworks.
* Eligible for UK SC Clearance.
Why Apply?
* High-profile, long-term nuclear infrastructure programme.
* Clear leadership remit with real influence over technical delivery.
* Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
* Strong contract length and continuity.
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