High Voltage/Protection Electrical Engineer

Summary: Endeavour Recruitment is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer (HV/Protection) for an 8-month contract with a leading nuclear client in Plymouth or Bristol. The role requires Security Clearance and involves hybrid working, with 2-3 days on-site each week. The position focuses on leading HV electrical design packages and overseeing junior engineers while ensuring compliance with safety and engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead HV electrical design packages to meet scope, quality, cost, and schedule targets.
• Prepare, review, and verify technical documents, including designs, analyses, and specifications.
• Oversee technical outputs from junior engineers and support their development.
• Engage in technical problem solving and development of new design solutions.
• Support design sentencing, temporary works, and design compliance reviews.
• Coordinate closely with multi-discipline engineering teams and construction stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with safety requirements and engineering management plans.

Key Skills:

• Strong experience in designing HV/LV power distribution systems, including switchgear, transformers, protection, and monitoring systems.
• Familiar with control & instrumentation systems and communications infrastructure.
• Experience substantiating SIL and high-integrity systems for nuclear safety functions.
• Deep understanding of engineering governance, safety, and quality processes.
• Competence in planning and delivering complex engineering work packages.
• Degree or HND in Electrical Engineering (or similar).
• Chartered Engineer (or working toward chartership).
• Experience in nuclear/marine systems preferred.

Salary (Rate): £65.00

City: Plymouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Engineering