Principal Electrical Engineer & Low Carbon
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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