Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer focuses on review and assess hv plant design submissions, ensuring compliance with national grid.

What the role involves

• Review and assess HV plant design submissions, ensuring compliance with National Grid.
• Provide detailed feedback and recommendations to address design gaps, non-compliance, or potential risks.
• Chair design review meetings with a variety of stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between National Grid.
• DNO and Contractors regarding HV Plant design matters.
• Participate in design coordination meetings, workshops, and technical reviews with contractors and suppliers.

Skills and requirements

• HNC or Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related discipline.
• Design assurance, or technical approval within the Electricity Transmission and/or DNO sector.
• Currently or previously held National Grid BP141 Design Assurance Engineer authorisation.

Confirmed role details

• Ideally Full Time but may consider Contingent Worker Contract and Part-Time options.
• Competitive Salary, plus discretionary bonus.
• Working hours of 40hours per week. All overtime payable or time off in lieu (your choice) should you work more than this.
• 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays with an option to increase.

Candidate fit

• technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving