Astuteโs Renewables Team is partnering with a growing solar and battery storage business committed to integrity, safety, and service excellence. They are looking to recruit a Senior Primary Electrical and Plant Engineer to join their high-voltage engineering team.
The senior role comes with a competitive salary of ยฃ60,000โยฃ80,000, along with a company car, access to a benefits platform, high street discounts, gym savings, enhanced pension, and life cover.
If youโre a Senior Electrical Engineer with UK experience in renewable projects and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity, safety, and its people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.
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Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Primary Electrical and Plant Engineer role
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Reporting to the Hiring Manager you will:
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Lead primary electrical design across multiple renewable energy projects
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Take a hands-on role in BESS site layout and HV/EHV design
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Create layouts for BESS sites, EHV outdoor compounds, switchrooms and control rooms, cable route drawings, LV layouts, earthing layouts
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Produce associated calculations including short circuit studies, earthing studies, electrical layout calculations
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Deliver plant engineering design, including switchgear, transformers, VT/CT equipment
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Produce detailed technical specifications for equipment
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Liaise with internal engineering teams to integrate full design scopes
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Consolidate designs into comprehensive specifications for procurement
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Interface with procurement teams to support equipment sourcing and pricing
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Support procurement by providing market-ready technical documentation
Professional qualifications
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We are looking for someone with the following:
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Degree/HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems preferred)
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Strong UK project experience across renewable energy projects, BESS, solar and wind
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Proven experience working to DNO standards (G81), TSO standards and National Grid IES standards
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Experience across ICP environments, DNO/iDNO networks, TSO projects and Tier 1 contractors
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Demonstrable experience in primary electrical HV/EHV design, substation layout design (11kVโ132kV), earthing design, power systems and grid connections
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UK experience is essential โ this role is not suitable for engineers without UK renewable project experience.
Personal skills
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The Senior Primary Electrical and Plant Engineer
role would suit someone who is:
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Able to hit the ground running with minimal training
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Confident working in high-volume project environments
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Comfortable leading design delivery on multiple projects
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Highly organised with strong prioritisation skills
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Proactive and self-driven
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Collaborative and team-focused
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Technically confident across HV/EHV design
Salary and benefits of the Senior Primary Electrical and Plant Engineer role
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ยฃ60,000-ยฃ80,000 depending on experience
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Company vehicle
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Mitie benefits platform
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High street discounts
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Gym savings
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Enhanced pension
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Life cover
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Hybrid working
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