Senior Electrical Engineer

Company: EDF Energy
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Location: London
Job Description:

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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Posted: October 16th, 2026