£60K–£78K DOE + Bonus + Excellent Benefits | London or Manchester
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Developing your Power Systems Engineering career with a fast-growing, award-winning global engineering consultancy at the forefront of data centre and mission-critical infrastructure design.
Based from Manchester or London, with hybrid working #WFH 2-3 days PW. You will join a specialist Power Systems & Infrastructure team working on some of the largest, most complex and technically challenging data centre developments in the UK and internationally.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Senior Power Systems Engineer or Principal Power Systems Engineer to combine advanced technical engineering with project leadership, client interaction and genuine career progression within a global consultancy recognised as a 5-Star Employer.
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The Senior / Principal Power Systems Engineer role itself, providing specialist electrical power systems expertise from concept and feasibility through detailed design and project delivery.
Depending on experience and seniority, you will:
Undertake and lead complex power system studies and electrical network analysis
Deliver load flow and short circuit / fault level studies
Complete protection coordination and discrimination studies
Undertake arc flash assessments and transient analysis
Develop robust LV, MV and HV power distribution solutions
Use industry-leading software including ETAP, SKM, DIgSILENT PowerFactory or equivalent
Support electrical infrastructure, resilience and grid connection strategies
Produce high-quality technical calculations, reports and engineering documentation
Coordinate with multidisciplinary electrical, mechanical, civil and infrastructure teams
Build strong relationships with clients and project stakeholders
Review technical outputs and provide engineering assurance
Mentor and develop less experienced Power Systems Engineers
At Principal level, lead technical delivery, multidisciplinary teams and key client relationships
Projects are predominantly within the rapidly expanding data centre, mission-critical and critical infrastructure markets, giving you exposure to technically sophisticated, high-value projects worldwide.
You will have
To be successful as Senior / Principal Power Systems Engineer, you will ideally be:
Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or similar
Chartered Engineer / CEng, or actively progressing towards chartership
Experienced in power systems design, analysis and project delivery
Strong in load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc flash and/or transient studies
Experienced with ETAP, SKM, DIgSILENT PowerFactory or comparable power system analysis software
Knowledgeable across LV, MV and/or HV electrical networks
Experienced within data centres, utilities, renewable energy, critical infrastructure or similarly complex electrical environments
Confident dealing directly with clients and multidisciplinary engineering teams
Able to provide technical leadership and mentoring at Senior/Principal level
Previous data centre experience is highly attractive, although strong transferable power systems expertise from utilities, energy or other critical infrastructure environments is equally relevant.
You will get
As Senior / Principal Power Systems Engineer, you will enjoy a highly competitive package including:
£62K-£78K Salary DOE for London & £60K–£72K Salary DOE for Manchester.
Annual discretionary bonus
7% matched pension contribution
25 days' holiday + Bank Holidays
Private healthcare
Life insurance
Critical illness cover
Structured professional and technical development
Mentoring and career development through a dedicated Global Academy
Major UK and international project exposure
Genuine progression within a rapidly growing global consultancy
For an ambitious Power Systems Engineer, this is the chance to work at serious scale, on serious engineering challenges, without becoming another small cog in a very large machine.
You can apply
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Salary description
£62000.00 - £78000.00 per year