Senior Electrical Engineer

Overview

In this Senior Electrical Engineer role, you lead electrical engineering decisions across a growing renewables portfolio, spanning development to handover. You’ll drive safe, compliant, and economically viable solutions for solar, storage and private-wire projects within a multidisciplinary team. You help shape engineering standards and review outputs from partners, contributing to EDF power solutions’ commitment to a low-carbon energy transition. You’ll work with cross-functional teams and travel to project sites to support delivery and collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• potential annual bonus
• market-leading pension
• flexible benefits
• electric vehicle leasing
• private healthcare

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering support across solar PV, battery storage, private wire and wind projects
• Support development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover
• Review and assure engineering outputs from consultants, contractors and OEMs
• Assist with optioneering and feasibility studies for practical, viable solutions
• Contribute to engineering standards, specifications and employer requirements
• Support procurement through technical assessment of tender submissions
• Identify and manage engineering risks in line with project needs
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and project teams
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation and best practice
• Represent EDF power solutions in technical discussions with external stakeholders

Key requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience delivering infrastructure or energy projects across development, design, construction and commissioning
• Strong grounding in electrical engineering systems design relevant to renewables (high voltage, protection and control, power electronics, SCADA, balance of plant)
• Experience in multidisciplinary project teams and understanding interfaces across civil, mechanical, control and commercial disciplines
• Knowledge of UK standards, regulations and grid requirements for renewables
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites

• collaborative
• pragmatic
• driven by delivering high-quality projects
• high voltage systems
• protection and control
• power electronics

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