Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer – Hamilton, Glasgow

Join a leading utilities business recognised for innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile Asset Management, part of the Last Mile group, we are proud to deliver high quality solutions across the multi utility sector. As our business continues to grow, we are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to strengthen our technical capability.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will act as a technical authority, reviewing and approving HV and LV connection designs and overseeing the compliant delivery of EHV installations, earthing systems and associated works. You will ensure all designs meet industry standards, regulatory requirements and the engineering policies of adopting IDNOs, supporting the safe and efficient adoption of networks.

What’s in it for you as a Senior Electrical Engineer?

Here at Last Mile, we pride ourselves in providing a great range of benefits including a fantastic amount of annual leave, including a Christmas shut down.

• 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts via our MilesMore benefits platform
• Refer a friend incentive
• Stream – Financial wellbeing platform
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles*
• Private medical insurance*
• Company sick pay*

Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period.

Your responsibilities as a Senior Electrical Engineer:

• Review, assess and approve LV and HV connection designs, providing authoritative technical feedback and ensuring compliance with national standards and DNO and IDNO engineering policies.
• Lead and support the technical appraisal of EHV networks including 33kV, 66kV and 132kV systems, covering substations, switchgear, transformers and network interfaces.
• Produce and review detailed network studies such as load flow, fault level, protection coordination and contingency assessments.
• Provide technical assurance of earthing and protection systems, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and validating calculations, protection settings and relay coordination.
• Ensure all designs meet IDNO adoption requirements, supporting effective engagement with IDNOs, DNOs and ICPs to resolve technical queries and facilitation of network adoption.
• Provide technical leadership within the team, mentoring and supporting colleagues in their professional development and progression.

Experience / Knowledge:

• Minimum five years’ experience in LV, HV and EHV electrical network design, with strong capability in reviewing LV connection designs for compliance, quality and adoption readiness.
• Proven experience in the design or approval of EHV assets including substations, cable routing and thermal and mechanical rating assessments, supported by network studies using tools such as PowerFactory, ETAP, IPSA or equivalent.
• Comprehensive understanding of UK DNO and IDNO connection and adoption processes, including contestable and non-contestable works and ICP and IDNO frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of UK regulatory and industry standards including ESQCR, G98, G99, ENA Engineering Recommendations and the Construction Design and Management Regulations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline. (desirable). Or HNC/HND along with experience in Electrical Engineering
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working toward it (preferred).

Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Senior Electrical Engineer? Apply now!

We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

About us:

Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK. We understand construction and we know utilities. We design, build, own, and manage the ‘last mile’ of essential utilities infrastructure.

With a proven history of delivering multi-utility connections across Great Britain, we provide a full suite of utility infrastructure, including clean heat networks, electricity, gas, water, wastewater and fibre.

With a strong track record, deep industry knowledge and solid investor backing, we take a forward-thinking approach to the complex economic, social and environmental challenges of today, to innovate for a better tomorrow.

Through Last Mile and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management, we provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for new utility connections.

We’re proud to be both a Great Place to Work® certified business and a Living Wage Employer, reflecting our commitment to supporting and valuing our people.

For further enquiries, contact recruitment@lastmile.co.uk or visit our website at www.lastmile.co.uk

At Last Mile, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We consider all applications solely on the basis of skills and experience and actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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