Principal Electrical Engineer & Low Carbon

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
England
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£65 / hour
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Electrical Engineering Single Line Diagrams (SLDs) Cable Calculations Switchgear Configuration Medium and High Voltage Systems Energy Transition Technologies Feasibility Studies Technical Leadership

FULL DESCRIPTION

Principal Electrical Engineer & Low Carbon

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Services

Location: England (Remote with occasional travel)

Salary: Up to £65 per hour

Job Type: Contract

Posted: 30/04/2026

Reference: BBBH43059_1777554842

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and support the development of cost-effective and innovative electrical engineering solutions across multidisciplinary project teams
  • Deliver electrical engineering work across all project stages, including feasibility studies, concept design, FEED, value engineering, and detailed design
  • Develop key electrical deliverables including Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), cable calculations, cable block diagrams, plant layouts and cable routing designs, containment designs, switchgear configuration philosophies, bills of materials and quantities
  • Collaborate with equipment vendors to develop package designs and support technical evaluations
  • Support assessment of electrical assets in construction or operation, identifying performance risks and improvement opportunities
  • Contribute to proposals, bids, and multidisciplinary tender submissions
  • Provide technical leadership within EC&I electrical engineering discipline

Required Skills & Experience

  • Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
  • Significant post-graduate experience in electrical design, operation, maintenance, or testing
  • Chartered Engineer status (or working towards IEng/CEng) with a relevant professional institution
  • Strong understanding of power and energy project design, construction, and operation
  • Proven ability to develop electrical engineering deliverables or assess operational/installed assets
  • Experience with medium and high-voltage systems, including commissioning, operation, maintenance, and testing
  • Strong understanding of engineering design processes, including design scope development, engineering calculations, and technical documentation
  • Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments

Project Scope

Projects will support the Energy Transition and low-carbon infrastructure sector, including: renewable and low-carbon energy systems, power generation and distribution infrastructure, industrial and energy process facilities, first-of-a-kind and emerging energy technologies, full lifecycle delivery from concept through to decommissioning. You will work alongside developers, utilities, EPC contractors, OEMs, government bodies, and financial stakeholders.

Additional Information

  • Remote working with occasional travel to UK office locations
  • Exposure to major energy transition programmes and advanced technologies
  • Collaborative multidisciplinary engineering environment
  • Opportunity to take technical leadership within EC&I discipline

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Contact

Telephone: +44 (0) 1923 470 700
Email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Address: 3rd Floor 6 Hercules Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7GS

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