Senior Electrical Engineer - Kantor

Kantor Energy are currently recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer to work on various Kantor projects, based in the Kantor/Dornan London Office. Kantor is a specialist engineering contractor that has been designing and building innovative and sustainable energy systems for clients across the UK and Ireland for over 12 years. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dornan Engineering Group.

You will join a hard‑working, ambitious, innovative team and you will benefit from a supportive culture, where your ideas and contributions will be recognised.

• Concept design, detailed design and project delivery electrical engineering across a range of scales and types of heat network projects around the UK, with a focus on the London area.
• Engagement with supply chain during both initial procurement and delivery phases to ensure optimal product selection and delivery.
• Act as lead electrical engineer on a number of live projects, working directly under the Project Lead Engineer.
• Primarily site‑based role (most sites based in London, with some potential for site attendance outside of London also), with time also spent in the Kantor/Dornan London office, as need dictates.
• Review, analysis and reporting on project performance.

• Level 8 / Honours Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Min 5 years' experience in an electrical engineering role, preferably within the energy sector.
• Flexible and enthusiastic approach, with a willingness to take on novel challenges.
• Good understanding of LV power systems for industrial, commercial and multi‑residential facilities and in particular transformers, main distribution boards, sub‑distribution boards, cabling and containment systems, PFC units and UPS systems.
• Capability (and ideally experience) in cable sizing calculation software, e.g. Amtech.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, in particular MS Excel and MS Word.
• Some experience preferable in use of computer drawing software, e.g. AutoCAD, Revit, Solidworks.
• Desire to experience full project engineering lifecycle, from early concept design through to construction, commissioning and operation.
• Willingness to engage and collaborate with a wide range of multi‑disciplinary counterparties.

Kantor's mission is to deliver novel and innovative solutions within the distributed energy sector, with a focus on sustainable and low‑carbon projects. You will be contributing to this important enterprise, at a time of high projected growth throughout the energy sector. Kantor is a small and tight‑knit team. We pride ourselves on fostering a family feel and a down to earth team. You will thus be working with a diverse multi‑disciplinary team of engineers, with direct exposure to senior management and decision makers. As part of a small team, you will take on responsibility and have an opportunity to deliver real value from the outset.

As part of the wider Dornan Group, Kantor also benefits from the advantages of a large, well established organisation: Kantor/Dornan offers ongoing educational assistance and promotes CPD, including supporting its engineers on their journey towards Chartership. Kantor/Dornan promotes collaboration through various team building, social and charity events. Kantor/Dornan are committed to employee wellbeing with our Employee Assistance Programme and an in‑house Health & Wellbeing advisor.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds feel valued and supported. Diversity in thought, culture and experience strengthens our teams and our projects.