Lead Electrical Engineer Earthing

Overview

In this role you lead the design and verification of earthing and lightning protection for a nuclear/regulated power station, ensuring safety, compliance, and robust system integration. You collaborate with electrical, civil, systems, safety and project teams to align with plant architecture and standards. You’ll guide technical governance, risk assessment, and supplier engagement, mentoring engineers along the way. The position offers scope to shape safeguarding infrastructure for a high-integrity facility and contribute to strategic planning.

Pay / Benefits

• Bonus – 12.5%
• Pension – employer 12%
• Holidays 28 days (+ 4 buy/sell)
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA
• Life Assurance – 6x pensionable pay
• Home Office Support – 250 one-off payment

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for earthing and lightning protection across design lifecycle
• Assess and substantiate designs for UK and international standards compliance
• Develop system architecture, specifications, design docs and component selections
• Support designers with technical guidance and review input
• Lead or contribute to technical reviews through project gates
• Identify risks and propose mitigations during design and integration
• Support capacity planning, long-term strategy and team development
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to standardise approaches
• Represent electrical engineering in working groups, supplier engagements, regulatory dialogue
• Manage or oversee external supply chain partners delivering work packages
• Coach and mentor less experienced engineers across electrical discipline

Key requirements

• Experience across the electrical system lifecycle in a regulated industry (nuclear preferred)
• Strong knowledge of earthing and lightning protection design, assessment, verification, installation, commissioning and maintenance
• Knowledge of UK and European codes and standards for earthing and lightning protection
• Experience in nuclear or high-integrity environments
• Knowledge of MBSE methodologies and tools (Capella, DOORS, Polarion)
• Ability to manage contract partners delivering technical work packages
• Understanding of material availability and cost considerations
• Practical field experience in earthing or lightning protection design or installation
• Strong communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Degree in electrical engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Open to applicants from regulated sectors incl. nuclear, defence, aerospace, rail and energy

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative, cross-functional stakeholder engagement
• Mentoring and coaching
• Earthing and lightning protection system design and verification
• System architecture and design documentation
• MBSE tools: Capella, DOORS, Polarion

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