Principal Electrical Engineer R

Position: Principal Electrical Engineer R-147317
Role Overview

A Principal Electrical Engineer is required to provide senior technical leadership across nuclear new build, defence, and decommissioning programmes. The role focusses on delivering high-integrity electrical engineering solutions within a highly regulated environment, ensuring all work meets stringent nuclear safety, security, and quality expectations.

Key Responsibilities Lead the design and analysis of electrical systems for nuclear facilities, including power distribution, control systems, backup power, and safety-classified equipment. Act as Technical Authority for electrical engineering, providing oversight, verification, and approval of design outputs. Ensure compliance with nuclear safety principles, site licence conditions, and UK regulatory frameworks. Lead the development and substantiation of safety-classified systems, producing evidence to support safety case requirements.

Conduct and review HAZOP, failure mode analysis, and reliability assessments for electrical systems. Manage project delivery across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring outputs meet quality, cost, and schedule commitments. Support bids and proposals through technical scoping, risk identification, and resource planning. Engage with clients, regulators, and stakeholders, providing clear technical leadership during design reviews and technical meetings. Promote innovation in nuclear electrical systems, including digitalisation, resilience, and low-carbon technologies.

Required Experience Extensive experience in nuclear electrical engineering within consultancy, defence, or major infrastructure environments. Strong understanding of safety-classified equipment, substantiation, and nuclear safety case requirements. Proven ability to lead engineering teams delivering complex electrical design packages.

Experience with HV and LV distribution, standby power systems, control systems, and plant electrical infrastructure. Familiarity with UK nuclear regulatory bodies and standards, including ONR guidance and relevant IEC/BS EN standards.

Preferred Qualifications Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working toward chartership. Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

Experience with digital engineering tools, modelling platforms, and nuclear-specific design software. Summary This role is suited to a senior electrical engineer with deep nuclear sector experience who can lead complex design work, provide technical authority, and ensure compliance with the highest safety and regulatory standards. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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