Senior Electrical Engineer

OBM is seeking a skilled Senior Electrical Engineer to lead and deliver key electrical engineering projects for our client. This role offering the opportunity to be based at either the Adlington or Sunderland offices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the integrity and delivery of electrical engineering work, focusing on defined scope, compliance, and safety requirements.
• Collaborate with engineers, functional managers, and subcontractors to progress deliverables and address queries.
• Serve as the technical point of contact with customers, providing feedback, clarifying scope, and managing technical risks.
• Support proposals with concept design, load schedules, and engineering time estimates.
• Review project scope, contracts, and specifications, executing these deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Highlight and manage technical risks, ensuring compliance with safety objectives and legal requirements.
• Generate and maintain key project documentation such as load schedules, data sheets, and design documents.
• Select control panels, MCCs, PLCs, and field equipment ensuring compliance with process and environmental conditions.
• Manage subcontracted design work, ensuring timely execution of engineering deliverables.
• Conduct regular gap analysis and design reviews to ensure project completeness and integrity.
• Mentor junior staff and support continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications:

• HNC in Electrical and/or Controls Engineering.
• Proven experience leading a team of electrical engineers in a contract environment, with a focus on material handling systems.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution, control, and protection schemes, as well as mechanical processes and process design.
• Familiarity with current legislative requirements, IET Wiring Regulations, CE/UKCA regulations, and design risk assessments.
• Experience in value engineering processes, ATEX regulations, and equipment selection.
• Strong communication skills and experience in client meetings.

If you are a proactive and experienced Senior Electrical Engineer looking for your next challenge, apply now.