Lead Electrical Design Engineer
- Start date: ASAP
- Length: 6 months +
- Contract: £450 – £550 per day (outside IR35)
- Location: South England – multiple locations
- Key words: Electrical Design, Substations, Power, Energy Infrastructure, Design Management, Net Zero
Turner Lovell is recruiting for a Lead Electrical Design Engineer to join one of the UK’s leading power infrastructure contractors, delivering major transmission and distribution projects across a long-term electricity framework.
This opportunity would suit an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer, Lead Primary Engineer, or Lead Protection & Control Engineer looking to take technical ownership of a portfolio of major HV infrastructure projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical delivery of electrical design across a portfolio of HV/EHV infrastructure projects.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to Primary, Protection & Control, Civil and other engineering disciplines.
- Review, approve and coordinate engineering deliverables to ensure compliance with client specifications and industry standards.
- Act as the primary technical interface with clients, consultants and internal stakeholders.
- Resolve complex technical issues and support engineering decision-making throughout project delivery.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities to achieve programme, quality and commercial objectives.
- Support design assurance, constructability reviews and value engineering initiatives.
- Provide technical support during procurement, construction, commissioning and project handover.
Key Requirements
- Strong background in Primary Design, Protection & Control or Electrical Design within the UK transmission or distribution sector.
- Experience leading the electrical design delivery of multiple concurrent power infrastructure projects.
- Proven ability to review and approve engineering deliverables while providing technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience working with TSOs, DNOs, ICPs or major utility clients.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
If you’re looking for a technically focused leadership role with genuine ownership, client exposure and a long-term pipeline of major UK power projects, we’d be happy to discuss the opportunity further.
Please apply or contact Anusha Gopalan (anusha.gopalan@turnerlovell.com) / 0207 448 1100 for further information.