Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Power Generation)
Remote (Occasional Travel to Newcastle)
Experience Dependent
Our client are a global name in engineering and are seeking a principal electrical design engineer to join their growing team. The role can be remote working with occasional travel to their Newcastle office. The successful candidate will ideally have solid experience with National Grid and power generation.
Key Responsibilities – Principal Electrical Design Engineer
- You will successfully deliver; Transmission protection and control systems with our end customers from various domains & disciplines.
- Mentor / coach other members of the team to support their growth.
- Responsible for assessing delivery process and optimising to create efficient engineering process to allow deliver of projects on target and within scope. Provide innovative solutions as technical lead for protection and control on UK Transmission and Distribution network.
- Ensure that solutions are compliant with the latest policies and standards.
- Provide a high level of customer service to clients and maintain the highest standards of quality.
- Sound problem solving skills, fault finding skills and analytical thinking.
- Provide technical input for Sales, Proposals and Operations departments
Qualifications & Experience – Principal Electrical Design Engineer
- Application of protection systems on National Grid transmission network.
- Experience of National Grid delivery and specifications/standards are essential.
- NG CDAE
- TP141 Settings beneficial but not essential.
- Good understanding of design process covering Detailed design (Circuit diagrams / Interface diagrams / cubicle design / settings / testing FAT).
- Experience with industry-standard software tools for design, simulation and test.
- Experience dealing with NG as direct customer and/or EPC customers providing protection solutions for brown field extensions or green field build.
- Good communication skills to allow efficient co-ordination between the team / function groups and the customer.
- A minimum qualification of HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering plus extensive experience in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry.
Benefits – Principal Electrical Design Engineer
- Performance-Based Bonus: Enjoy an annual bonus linked to the company's performance
- Flexible Working Hours: Achieve a healthy work-life balance with our flexible working arrangements, enabling you to tailor your schedule to your needs.
- Pension Plan: Secure your future with our generous pension scheme, with employer contributions up to 10%.
- Time Off: Recharge and rejuvenate with 26 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days.
For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on or send a copy of your CV to
Omega Resource Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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