Pre-Construction Engineer (Electrical)

Overview

In this role you will support the development and tendering of grid-connected BESS, solar PV and HV infrastructure projects, ensuring tenders are robust, correctly priced and buildable. You will work with commercial and delivery teams to manage technical risk and interfaces from tender through handover. You will shape electrical scopes, conduct risk assessments and contribute to value engineering. This is a front-end role with meaningful impact on project feasibility and commercial success.

Responsibilities

• Review Employer’s Requirements, specifications, drawings and grid connection documentation
• Identify technical risks, assumptions, exclusions and compliance requirements
• Develop compliance/deviation schedules and manage technical queries
• Define electrical scopes covering HV/LV, protection, earthing, cables, containment, auxiliary and control systems
• Complete quantity take-offs and support cost build-ups and pricing
• Develop value engineering proposals and alternative technical solutions
• Prepare detailed electrical subcontract scopes, including testing, commissioning, ITPs and quality requirements
• Develop responsibility matrices and clearly define civil, electrical and commissioning interfaces
• Technically assess and normalise subcontractor quotations
• Lead technical handovers to project delivery teams, ensuring assumptions, obligations and risks are clearly communicated
• Provide technical support to delivery teams where clarification of tender assumptions is required

Key requirements

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience in power, utilities, renewable energy, BESS, solar or HV infrastructure
• Strong understanding of HV and LV electrical systems
• Experience in tendering, estimating, electrical design or package development
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings, specifications and protection philosophies
• Working knowledge of BS 7671 and relevant UK power industry standards
• Understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts
• Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills

• stakeholder management
• commercial awareness
• problem solving
• HV/LV electrical systems
• tendering and estimating
• electrical design and package development

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