Principal Electrical Engineer

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Location: Remote (UK) with occasional travel to Manchester, London, Newcastle & Glasgow offices

Contract Type: 6-month rolling contract

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Rate: Up to £65.00 per hour (Umbrella)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to join a leading Energy Transition team, supporting the delivery of innovative, low‑carbon and energy infrastructure projects across the UK and beyond.

This role will involve taking a technical leadership position within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, contributing to projects from early‑stage feasibility through to detailed design, construction, and operational support.

You will play a key role in developing high‑quality electrical engineering solutions across a diverse range of energy sector projects, including emerging and first‑of‑a‑kind technologies.

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
  • FEED
  • Detailed design
  • Cable calculations
  • Cable block diagrams
  • Plant layouts and cable routing 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:
  • Engineering calculations
  • 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

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Electrical Engineer to take a leading role in delivering complex, high‑impact energy transition projects, helping shape the future of safe, efficient, and low‑carbon infrastructure.

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Location: Remote (UK) with occasional travel to Manchester, London, Newcastle & Glasgow offices

Contract Type: 6-month rolling contract

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Rate: Up to £65.00 per hour (Umbrella)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to join a leading Energy Transition team, supporting the delivery of innovative, low‑carbon and energy infrastructure projects across the UK and beyond.

This role will involve taking a technical leadership position within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, contributing to projects from early‑stage feasibility through to detailed design, construction, and operational support.

You will play a key role in developing high‑quality electrical engineering solutions across a diverse range of energy sector projects, including emerging and first‑of‑a‑kind technologies.

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
  • FEED
  • Detailed design
  • Cable calculations
  • Cable block diagrams
  • Plant layouts and cable routing 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:
  • Engineering calculations
  • 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

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Electrical Engineer to take a leading role in delivering complex, high‑impact energy transition projects, helping shape the future of safe, efficient, and low‑carbon infrastructure.

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Posted: May 20th, 2026