Electrical Engineer - BESS

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Electrical Engineering BESS Design Co-ordination Document Control Stakeholder Management Grid studies

FULL DESCRIPTION

Location: London

Job type: Permanent

Published: 7 days ago

Key Responsibilities

Design Co-ordination for one or more projects:

  • Co-ordinate the design inputs from all contractors responsible for design on site
  • Proactively identify design issues early and resolve these issues or escalate to the head of engineering
  • Lead design co-ordination meetings between all contractors responsible for design
  • Manage design register and provide regular updates to the project team
  • Manage contractors’ due dates and ensuring contractors deliver their required design deliverables correctly and on time

Document Control for one or more projects:

  • Manage all drawings and calculations required for the project
  • Ensure correct and latest revisions of all drawings and calculations are used by all contractors in the design, development and construction of the project.

Communicating Design Information between Contractors and to Site Team for one or more projects:

  • Regular site visits to review design developments with site based team and to assist project management team in any design related issues that arise during construction

Design Development of future projects

  • Support the Head of Engineering in developing designs and specifications and evaluating contractors for future battery and gas peaking plants

Undertaking an Owners Engineer role from an electrical point of view, providing review of electrical design work undertaken by contractors for both their own and other projects constructed by the team, in particular:

  • Review of contractor designs and calculations
  • Earthing designs
  • Protection
  • Fault levels
  • Grid studies – P28, G5/4, load flow analysis

Providing high level specification of electrical equipment (with technical input from specialist designers)

  • Transformers, switchgear etc

Representing the company in meetings with TOs, suppliers and on site

What We're Looking For:

  • Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Knowledge of design and construction of power and energy projects.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ideally, working towards chartered status (IEng/CEng)

If interested, please click 'Apply' if you have an up-to-date CV or alternatively, email [contact hidden] to arrange a confidential, exploratory chat.

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