Job Title: Principal Electrical Engineer
Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Electrical Engineer at our Corsham, Wiltshire site.
The Role
As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will have the opportunity to work on modernisation of critical national infrastructure, helping to keep the UK safe and secure.
Day-to-day as a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will have expertise in the design and delivery of electrical infrastructure projects in critical national infrastructure facilities.
1. Undertake design and consultancy tasks to modernise and increase reliability of electrical components throughout the ground segment, including switchgear, transformers, cabling and circuit protection devices.
2. Provide guidance during the design phase of construction projects to ensure that proposed works can be undertaken in a safe and legislation compliant manner.
3. Ensure all electrical works undertaken are specified in accordance with the requirements of BS (18th Edition).
4. Advise technical teams on electrical design best practice, providing electrical engineering expertise into technical projects as required.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home. However, you may be required onsite for longer periods of time if the project/business demands.
Essential experience of the Principal Electrical Engineer
5. Experience in an Electrical Design role within an industrial or commercial setting.
6. An understanding of common measures to reduce Electromagnetic Interference, including earthing techniques and filtering.
7. Experience of the design and test of lightning protection systems.
8. Knowledge of UK construction health and safety legislation including CDM duty holder responsibilities.
Qualifications for the Principal Electrical Engineer
9. Electrical engineering qualifications to degree level, or to a lower level with appropriate demonstratable experience.
10. Chartered status with a recognised professional body, or ability to obtain within 12 months of joining.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. The successful candidate will need to have the willingness to also achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance once in post.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at
What we offer
11. Generous holiday allowance
12. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
13. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
14. Employee share scheme
15. Employee shopping savings portal
16. Payment of Professional Fees
17. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
18. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit
19. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
20. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing