Electrical Design Engineer

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Circa £62,895 + Company car

UK-wide projects, Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Based at one of our main offices – Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol, Aberdeen, Livingston or Peterborough.

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

Engineer the LV & HV systems that keep Britain’s gas moving. Help shape resilient, future‑ready electrical infrastructure and see your ideas make a national impact. As an Electrical Engineer in our Project Engineering team, you’ll provide the technical leadership that ensures the safe operation and reliability of our critical gas transmission infrastructure. Your expertise across industrial LV & HV systems will directly influence design quality, build standards and commissioning outcomes across complex, high‑hazard environments.

• Act as a client‑side subject matter expert, partnering with stakeholders, project delivery teams and suppliers on the design, build and commissioning of industrial LV & HV electrical systems.
• Collaborate to shape our electrical systems of the future, resolving complex technical challenges and keeping projects moving.
• Drive value through design optimisation, simplification, innovation and standardisation, while ensuring compliance with legislation, technical standards and quality requirements.
• Creating, understanding and improving our technical standards and procedures to embed best practice.
• Travel to sites across the UK (with occasional overnight stays); you’ll have a company vehicle and the option to work flexibly from home when not on site.
• Investing in your ongoing professional development to stay up‑to‑date in a rapidly evolving technical landscape.

You build trusted relationships quickly, communicating clearly with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders to align on safe, reliable solutions. You’re proactive, curious and calm under pressure, someone who enjoys solving complex problems and delivering practical, high‑quality outcomes.

Essential:

• Relevant electrical engineering degree (or equivalent) and proven experience across the design, build, commissioning, maintenance and operation of industrial LV & HV systems on high‑hazard process plant.
• A strong customer focus, excellent stakeholder management and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Incorporate Engineer (IEng) status.
• Hazardous Areas certifications:
  Comp Ex Ex01–04 or Ex12a, Ex12b.

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
• City & Guilds 2396 (Design & Verification) and strong working knowledge of BS 7671 (Requirements for Electrical Installations).

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ().

• Annual bonus of 6% based on personal and company performance.
• Company car.
• 26 days’ holiday plus statutory holidays – option available to buy extra or sell days.
• Overtime at x1.5 normal and then x2 on Sunday.
• Double‑match pension scheme – for every £1 you put in, we’ll add £2 (max company contribution 12%).
• Opt‑In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more.
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you’re unable to work due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Excellent family‑friendly provisions – maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/shared parental leave.
• Career progression, professional training and development – including access to Linked In Learning.
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7.
• Financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions.
• Flexible working hours.

At National Gas, we are disability confident and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation, and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments to perform your best.

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