Lead Electrical Engineer

Lead Electrical Engineer

Full-Time 46142 - 49282 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
East Midlands Shared Services

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead electrical projects, install innovative metering solutions, and maintain energy systems.
  • Company: Join Nottingham City Council's forward-thinking Enviroenergy team.
  • Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, generous leave, and a solid pension scheme.
  • Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing your skills.
  • Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Electrical discipline and relevant experience required.

The predicted salary is between 46142 - 49282 £ per year.

Contract Type: Fixed Term – 18 Months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: On site Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £46,142 (Level one) rising to £49,282 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: London Road Heat Station, 12 London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AB

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce. Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

We are looking for 3 Electricians to join Nottingham City Council’s Enviroenergy department as Lead Electrical Engineers installing EE Monitor prepayment devices as part of our metering upgrade project. The post holder will be required to undertake high quality electrical work; mechanical installations or associated infrastructure works of a specialist nature on a local and national basis. The role predominantly supports our local district heating customer base but will also include works on the national domestic properties within our portfolio of clients.

The post holder will have a varied and exciting role, servicing and maintaining the current prepayment solution installed in Nottingham district heating properties, installing our own in-house decentralised energy payment metering solution the EE Monitor, commissioning of these and undertaking all other installation works, this could be fitting a router, installing a data logger solution, or installing a heat meter on site and any other associated works as required.

The post holder will be required to undertake work on the prepayment metering upgrade project for 5000 domestic properties in the City. The work will involve the removal of the old prepayment units and installation of the new prepayment unit, associated commissioning of this and completion of minor works certificates. Although the post is predominantly looking after our Nottingham district heating network customers, the post holder may be required to travel across the UK to complete works as and when required, with some overnight stays required for ongoing contracts.

Nottingham City Council Enviroenergy are an innovative forward-thinking team; the post holder will be heavily involved in the development and delivery of new solutions to the decentralised energy market. Training will be provided to the successful candidates.

About You

  • NVQ (Or equivalent) Level 3 qualification in an Electrical discipline - Essential
  • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations & Achievement Measurement 2 (AM2)
  • Able to read and understand technical diagrams and blueprints
  • Experience of working in a customer facing environment
  • Ability to perform acceptance testing on mechanical/electrical products and complete the necessary quality sign off documentation
  • Hold a full current driving licence
  • Electrical Inspection and Testing - 2391 - Essential
  • Participate in the on-call rota

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

  • 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
  • Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
  • Smart Working – to support your work life balance
  • Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference. We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

East Midlands Shared Services

Contact Details:

East Midlands Shared Services Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Lead Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineering
NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Discipline
18th Edition Wiring Regulations
Achievement Measurement 2 (AM2)
Technical Diagram Interpretation
Customer Service Skills
Acceptance Testing