Principal Electrical Engineer

VGC Group are pleased to be supporting our client, a leading global design and engineering consultancy, who are looking to hire a Principal Electrical Engineer.

You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering cost-effective, efficient and innovative engineering solutions to complex challenges, helping to shape practical, high-quality designs across a wide range of energy projects. This role involves contributing to projects at all stages of maturity, including Feasibility Studies, Concept Design, FEED, Value Engineering and Detailed Design. You’ll take a lead role in developing electrical engineering deliverables and supporting the assessment, optimisation and safe operation of electrical systems across the energy sector.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to:

• Lead and support the development of practical, cost-effective and innovative engineering solutions in collaboration with wider project teams.

• Deliver engineering work across multiple project phases, from early-stage feasibility through to detailed design.

• Prepare and develop electrical deliverables including single line diagrams, cable calculations, cable block diagrams, plant layouts, cable routing, containment design, switchgear configuration philosophies and bills of materials/quantities.

• Work closely with equipment vendors to develop equipment package designs and participate in technical evaluations of vendor proposals.

• Support owners, operators and investors by assessing the condition, performance and risks associated with electrical assets, identifying opportunities and intervention needs.

• Contribute to the preparation of proposals and bids for the EC&I discipline and support multidisciplinary tender submissions.

We would like to hear from yo if you can offer:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, supported by significant post-graduate experience in electrical design, operation, maintenance or testing.

• Chartered Engineer status or working toward IEng/CEng with membership of a relevant professional institution.

• The capability and motivation to take a lead role in developing electrical deliverables or assessing assets under construction or in operation.

• Strong knowledge of the design, construction and operation of power and energy projects.

• Proven understanding of the design process, including working with scopes, design concepts, calculations and documentation, and/or experience with commissioning, operation, maintenance and testing of medium- and high-voltage systems and equipment.