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Principal Electrical Engineer - EC&I, Paisley
Client: Hays
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Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
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Posted:
16.06.2025
Expiry Date:
31.07.2025
Job Description:
Your new company
Our client is one of the largest, most successful international multidisciplinary consultancies in the world, with offices across the UK and teams based in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Their EC&I team plays a leading role in helping the UK achieve their 2050 Net Zero targets, ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies can meet industry and lifestyle demands of today and the future.
Projects vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. You'll be creating safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds, and energy efficiency.
Their work will bring you together with UK and international designers, on projects ranging from individual buildings to city-sized solutions.
Your new role
Our client is looking to appoint a Principal EC&I Engineer within their Net Zero Energy Business. In this role, you will take a leading role on their main technical capabilities, delivering right-first-time solutions for challenging problems in the Net Zero industry.
You will have the flexibility to work on several small projects simultaneously or oversee several C&I engineers to deliver multi-discipline projects.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Executing and steering technical delivery of EC&I projects
* Collaborating with other disciplines on design projects
* Owning technical responsibility for project quality, design standards, and delivery processes
* Managing client relationships
* Providing quality technical advice to customers and internal teams
* Representing the company as a SME at client meetings
* Overseeing and coaching junior engineers
What you'll need to succeed
* Degree in Control, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or equivalent
* Chartered Engineer or working towards CEng status
* Experience with various national and international standards
* Excellent technical writing skills
* Client-focused approach
* Experience at various stages of EC&I design, from concept to detailed design, with a proven record of delivery
* Strong awareness of project delivery's commercial aspects
* Development of typical EC&I deliverables
* Ability to manage performance, motivate, delegate, and review technical documentation
* Specification and selection of process instrumentation
* Development of OT systems architectures, control philosophies, and system specifications
* Knowledge of Functional Safety, Cyber Security, and Alarm Management
* Experience with Hazardous Area Protection, DSEAR, Fire, and Gas Detection Systems
What you'll get in return
* Annual salary between £55,000 and £70,000 (DOE)
* Car allowance
* Annual bonus
* 10% Pension contributions
* Option to buy company shares
* Income protection, life assurance, critical illness, travel insurance
* Additional benefits: cycle scheme, EV scheme, season ticket loan, employee assistance, fitness funding
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to accommodate individual needs
Our client values diversity, flexibility, and work-life balance, offering flexible working options with no fixed hours or full-time requirement.
What you need to do now
If interested, click 'apply now' to submit your CV or contact us for a confidential discussion. If this role isn't right, get in touch for other opportunities.
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