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Principal Electrical Engineer

  • Location: Stockton-on-Tees
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted over 1 year ago

  • Sector: Renewables
  • Contact: Relyn Winter
  • Contact Email: Relyn.Winter@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 0191 415 3300
  • Start Date: 31 January 2023
  • Expiry Date: 02 March 2023
  • Job Ref: DaXtra_3948416

NRL is currently looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to be based Stockton-on-Tees for 12 months contract with a possible extension.

Responsibilities: 
Manage electrical engineering services that meet company, its customers' and applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget. Manage electrical engineering project requirements. Manage electrical engineering services such as: 

  • Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and comply with required checking procedures; ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes; provide advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.  For example, oversee requisitions, technical bid evaluations and purchase order preparation.

  • Act as the electrical engineering Lead on specific projects.


If responsible for a team:

  • Lead electrical engineering on a large Detailed Design project

  • Lead team of electrical engineers to provide Construction and Commissioning support as the project progress to site

  • Fast paced Battery Materials and Battery Manufacturing project

  • Coordinating of all project electrical requirements with various disciplines and across multiple execution centers

  • Liaise with Client and Project team to set execution strategy for delivering the electrical scope

  • Manage a large team of Electrical Area Leads across the project to produce deliverables such as Load list, Equipment specifications and datasheets (incl Low and High Voltage Switchgear, Power Transformers, VSD's and Thyristor Controllers), SLDs,

  • Protection & Metering diagrams, Cable Schedules, etc.

Liaise with client to determine optimal electrical generation and distribution configuration and lead the team to perform power system studies to validate the design
Provide guidance and review of the electrical plant layout, space planning and electrical distribution and equipment layout requirements

What you will bring:

  • Technical and Industry Experience, 15+ years’ experience of Electrical Engineering

  • Preferably degree level qualification in Electrical Engineering; you should be either a Chartered Engineer or actively pursuing Chartered Engineer status with the appropriate Institute.

  • Ability to lead the Electrical discipline on projects including budget & schedule control / monitoring and reporting

  • Proven ability for equipment specification and selection and in ensuring compliance from the suppliers, preferably within an EPC contracting organization including Technical Bid Analysis, Vendor drawing review and attendance at Factory Acceptance Tests

  • Experience in managing fast track projects and dealing with change management on projects

  • Experience of work-share execution including working with remote design teams is an advantage

  • Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications.

  • Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite and electrical engineering specific software.

  • Extensive technical and practical experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.

About NRL

NRL connects global engineering companies with the right people to help their businesses grow and thrive, connecting organisations and candidates that share the same values and drive to succeed. As we progress your application our team of talented recruiters will be on hand to help you explore the role and answer any questions you have.

We welcome applications from every walk of life, and are committed to driving diversity and inclusion within the industries we support. That’s why our Member Committed to Diversity status with the Association of Professional Staffing Companies is so important to us.