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Principal electrical engineer

Glasgow (Glasgow City)
Mott Macdonald
Principal electrical engineer
Posted: 24 October
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Overview

Principal Electrical Engineer role at Mott MacDonald.

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering work that defines our future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance, and we succeed when they do. We offer opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, with a focus on inclusion and empowerment. This is an employee-owned business that values and supports everyone to be brilliant.


About The Business Unit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation, and transmission and distribution networks. We provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. We help deliver the energy transition globally.


About The Role

Join our Energy Unit’s Nuclear: Defence and Civil division as a Principal Electrical Engineer. You’ll play a key role in managing and delivering projects for the nuclear industry while contributing to technical excellence and collaborating with a successful team across the UK.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on and lead a diverse portfolio of exciting frameworks ranging from nuclear, defence, and other energy and infrastructure projects, tackling complex challenges in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.


Responsibilities

* Manage and execute electrical building services work on projects, following company and project procedures.
* Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards, meet project schedules, and stay within budget.
* Scope and plan electrical building services work for various projects.
* Lead and mentor electrical building services teams across our project portfolio.
* Provide input into project planning and execution, including budgeting and manpower requirements.
* Assign tasks with clarity on scope, quality, and deadlines.
* Review and approve deliverables to ensure they meet required standards.
* Attend engineering meetings and liaise with clients and other disciplines.
* Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including CDM, safety, environmental, and site license conditions.
* Review and check the work of other engineers.
* Participate in design reviews and HAZOPs, providing expert advice.
* Collaborate with project and engineering managers and maintain strong client relationships.


Requirements

* Experience in influencing engineering practices and outcomes.
* Extensive engineering design experience within a regulated industry (preferably nuclear).
* Previous experience supervising engineering staff.
* Up-to-date knowledge of building regulations, legislation, and standards.
* Proficiency in Hevacomp, Dialux, Amtech Power, AutoCAD, and IES (Revit experience is a plus).
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Degree in a technical or engineering-related subject (preferred).
* Chartered status and membership in a professional body (preferred).


Why Join Us?

* Work on innovative projects in the nuclear industry.
* Collaborate with a skilled and supportive team.
* Advance your career while contributing to impactful engineering solutions.

If you’re ready to lead and make a difference, apply now to be part of our team!

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.


Location and Details

Locations include Altrincham, Reading, Glasgow, Southampton, Norwich, Derby, Bristol, and others in the UK. This is a permanent, full-time role within the Energy market, discipline of Electrical, Job Ref: 12022.


Other Information

Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi

We offer a range of benefits, including health and wellbeing, financial wellbeing, lifestyle, enhanced family and carers leave, learning and development, and networks and communities. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and to accessibility in the recruitment process.

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