Principal EC&I Engineer

Location

Glasgow (Hybrid – ideally 2 days per week on site)

Contract

12‑month contract

Security Clearance

Ability to obtain SC clearance

Overview

We are supporting a major UK nuclear infrastructure programme in the appointment of a Principal EC&I Engineer to act as Electrical Lead.

This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role, responsible for the delivery of nuclear safety‑implicated EC&I design across new infrastructure works within a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Electrical Lead for scheme design on nuclear safety‑implicated infrastructure.
• Lead and coordinate EC&I design activities including:
  • HV and LV power systems
  • Specialist communications and control systems
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership for a team of 5-6 electrical engineers, ensuring alignment with programme milestones.
• Ensure the team is working on the right activities at the right time, maintaining technical quality and schedule adherence.
• Produce technical scopes, including resource loading, to support design changes and client requests.
• Manage design assumptions, technical risks, and interfaces.
• Control and manage design change processes in line with nuclear governance requirements.
• Deliver design outputs fully aligned with client, regulatory and nuclear safety expectations.

Required Experience

• Proven experience in EC&I design leadership within building services or infrastructure environments.
• Experience working on nuclear or highly regulated projects (defence, rail, utilities, pharma also considered).
• Strong understanding of HV/LV systems, building services electrical design and associated standards.
• Demonstrable experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
• Comfortable working within formal change control and assurance frameworks.
• Eligible for UK SC Clearance.

Why Apply?

• Clear leadership remit with real influence over technical delivery.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Strong contract length and continuity.

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