Electrical Engineer - Energy Solutions

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

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.

• Join a team passionate about decarbonising energy use in buildings – a vital component of the drive to Net Zero. WSP’s Energy Solutions team provide market-leading competency in the development of heat networks and private wire electrical networks. Working with public and private sector clients, we’re helping local communities, universities and health trusts to identify, design and deliver decarbonisation solutions for their buildings.
• We’re looking to grow our team of Electrical Engineers in response to increasing demand for decarbonisation services.
• You’ll be designing grid connections to private wire networks, solar farms, EV charger facilities, battery energy storage sites and low carbon energy centres.
• You’ll be supporting the Mechanical team with the design of electrical services for low-carbon energy centre and district energy schemes.
• Your duties will also include:
• Undertaking site surveys and quality audits.
• Meeting with clients and contractors on a project basis under suitable guidance.
• Producing engineering drawings, schedules, specifications and reports in accordance with WSP’s project commitments.
• Preparing feasibility studies.
• Producing CDM risk assessments.
• Undertake review of contractor’s design submissions.
• You’ll ensure that relevant Health and Safety risks and hazards are identified, made known to the project team and properly managed.
• We always look to empower our people in their project roles and you’ll be encouraged to take on the management of projects and have direct engagement with your clients, and you’ll be supported with appropriate training and guidance from your project director.

• You’ll have a relevant degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent qualification and/or experience) and be looking to broaden your skillset to include design of HV and LV electrical systems.
• You will be comfortable working collaboratively with WSP team members and external parties such as manufacturers, contractors, and clients.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

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  have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

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