Lead Electrical Engineer
Posted 5 days ago by Burnside Resource Management
£67 Per hour
Outside
Onsite
M22, Wythenshawe, Manchester
Summary: The Lead Electrical Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the electrical scope of a Nuclear sector project, specifically the Uranium Enrichment Plant FEED. This role involves technical input, project reporting, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards while leading a team in the Manchester office. The position requires significant experience in electrical engineering within the nuclear industry and a commitment to safety and risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assuming overall responsibility for delivery of the electrical scope, including Schedule and MDR creation, change control, project reporting, leading meetings, and delegating work packages to the electrical team.
- Supporting project estimates including CTR’s.
- Providing electrical discipline technical input for projects; preparation, checking, and approval of engineering documentation.
- Preparing equipment and materials requisitions for HV and LV switchboards, transformers, motors, UPS systems, and other electrical equipment.
- Reviewing supplier’s quotations and preparing technical bid assessments.
- Preparing installation scopes of work.
- Ensuring compliance with national and international codes of practice, legislation, and company/client standards.
- Conducting HV Power System Modelling and HV Protection Studies.
- Liaising with the DNO and other stakeholders.
- Managing electrical equipment ageing and obsolescence.
- Supporting site teams with operational issues.
Key Skills:
- Degree in Electrical/Control Engineering.
- Chartered or Incorporated engineer status or evidence of working towards these titles.
- 15 years engineering experience in relevant or similar sectors.
- Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the Nuclear sector.
- In-depth knowledge of UK legislation and standards.
- Experience with CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive, and EMC Compliance.
- Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management, and HSE requirements.
- Good communication skills and experience managing an electrical team.
- Client-focused with a strong emphasis on safety and risk management.
- UK resident, free of visa restrictions, ideally security cleared.
Salary (Rate): £67/hour
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Engineering
Detailed Description From Employer:
Lead Electrical Engineer
Manchester Office Based
The post holder must commit to 3 days per week in the Manchester office.
Sector: Nuclear
Project: Uranium Enrichment Plant FEED (Building Services)
Reporting to Project Engineering Manager and/or Electrical Engineering Manager
Key Responsibilities:
- Assuming overall responsibility for delivery of the electrical scope. Including but not limited to Schedule and MDR creation, change control, project reporting, leading meetings, delegating work packages to the electrical team
- Supporting project estimates including CTR’s
- Electrical discipline technical input for projects; preparation, checking and approval of engineering documentation. Including but not limited to Basis of Design, Power System Calculations, Earthing and Lightning Calculations, Equipment sizing calculations, Load Schedules, Equipment Specification and Datasheets, SLDs, Cable Schedules, Material Take Offs, BCDs, Schematics, Equipment and Cable Routing Layouts
- Preparing equipment and materials requisitions for HV and LV switchboards, transformers, motors, UPS systems, power factor correction, trace-heating, lighting and other electrical equipment
- Reviewing supplier’s quotations and preparing technical bid assessments
- Preparing installation scopes of work
- Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with
- More specific tasks could include:
- HV Power System Modelling
- HV Protection Studies
- Liaising with the DNO and other stakeholders
- Electrical equipment ageing and Obsolescence Management
- Supporting site teams with operational issues
Qualifications:
- Degree in relevant engineering discipline (Electrical / Control Engineering) Chartered or Incorporated engineer status with a relevant professional body or evidence of working towards gaining these professional titles
Technical Experience:
- Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the Nuclear sector
- 15 years engineering experience in the relevant or similar sectors
- In depth knowledge of UK legislation and standards
- Knowledge in the requirements for installation of equipment in potentially explosive areas
- Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive and EMC Compliance
- Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements
- Good communication skills and confident engaging with colleagues and relevant stakeholders
- with experience of managing an electrical team to deliver projects to schedule and budget
- Works with safety and risk management at the forefront of their minds and client focused.
- Applicants must be UK resident, free of any visa restrictions and ideally security cleared.