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Principal Electrical Engineer for Renewable Energy Projects

Principal Electrical Engineer for Renewable Energy Projects

Location: Surrey and UK sites

Salary: £60 - £65k depending on qualifications, experience and skills


Our Client

When you become part of the team, your opportunities are endless. As a leading global engineering, construction and services company, they support the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors on six continents. Serving their customers through six diverse business segments - Government & Infrastructure, Services, Upstream, Technology, Downstream and Ventures - they offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects. Their clients value them because they know They Deliver.

With more than 50,000 employees around the world, they deliver top-quality service and performance in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, logistics and project management services to clients who entrust them with their most vital projects.

Join them and you'll be part of a dynamic, elite team of professionals who understand what it takes to get a job done and has the experience, knowledge and determination to succeed.



Job Description

The role is within a multi-task project environment with responsibility for all aspects of the design of electrical distribution systems for renewable energy projects from concept through to full design and management of installation and commissioning.

The role will require liaison with clients, suppliers and contractors to resolve potential problems to ensure that completion dates are achieved.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide technical guidance to other designers and coaching for less experienced engineers.



Person Specification

The candidate will be chartered electrical engineer (MIET).
The candidate will have substantial experience in the design of electrical power distribution (33 - 132kV) and design of sub-stations to NGET Standards including protection systems. It is essential that the candidate can demonstrate at least an awareness of Grid Code Compliance.

It is also desirable that the candidate has experience in one or more of the following:
• HVDC Converter systems
• Subsea cable specification and installation methodology
• Calculation of energy losses within the distribution system.

The ideal candidate is likely to have been employed by a power utility or with a consulting practice with an internationally recognised HV power capability and preferably have experience in the wind farm market, either onshore or offshore.



Preference is for candidates with client side experience or project management responsibility where he/she has had responsibility for the management of external suppliers.


Safety Considerations: experience in implementation of CDM is required


The candidate shall be considered as a “Role Model” in the transferable competencies of Creativity and Innovation plus Knowledge Transfer and demonstrate a proficient level in the following transferable competencies:

• HSE awareness
• Influence and persuasion
• Team focus
• Decision making
• Customer Focus
• Risk management


Candidates are expected to be highly computer literate and proficient with the suite of Microsoft products and specialist electrical power distribution analysis software.


Interested? Please e-mail your CV to Rachel.Stokel-Walker@convergerecruitment.co.uk and any problems in sending your CV please call Rachel on 01962 775189.