Senior​/Principal Electrical Engineer; Energy Transition

Senior/Principal Electrical Engineer (Energy Transition)

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

• Working with the wider project team to lead and develop cost‑effective, efficient and innovative solutions to complex problems to create practical designs.
• Delivering projects in a variety of stages of maturity, including Feasibility Studies, Concept Designs, FEED Studies, Value Engineering and Detailed Design.
• Preparation and development of Electrical deliverables such as Single Line Diagrams, cable calculations, cable block diagrams, plant layouts, cable routing, cable containment design, switch gear configurations philosophies and produce bill of materials/quantities for electrical systems.
• Working with equipment vendors on developing designs of equipment packages and participating in technical evaluations of vendor designs.
• Working with owners, operators and investors to assess the condition of electrical assets and their designs for their capability, risk, opportunity and need for intervention.
• Developing proposals and bids for the EC&I discipline and contributing to multi‑disciplinary proposals.

The Energy Transition team provides services to Clients from inception through development, construction, operation, and decommissioning. This approach supports clients across the entire lifecycle of a project. Our team’s expertise covers all Energy Transition generation and conversion technologies—including novel, first‑of‑a‑kind concepts and low‑ or zero‑carbon technology. We work internationally with private developers, power utilities, government bodies, banks, lending agencies, contractors and OEMs to safely deliver projects while meeting and exceeding client expectations.

• Degree or similar qualification in a relevant Engineering subject supported with significant post‑graduate experience in electrical design and/or operation, maintenance and testing.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards IEng/CEng and a member of a relevant Engineering Institute.
• The ability and desire to assume a lead role in the development of Electrical deliverables and/or the assessment of assets under construction or in operation.
• Knowledge of design, construction and operation of power and energy projects.
• Proven understanding of the design process and ability to demonstrate working knowledge of brief/scope documents, design concepts as well as experience in producing calculations and/or the commissioning, operation, maintenance and testing of medium and high voltage equipment and systems.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most.

We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need.…