Senior Electrical Engineer - Hybrid - London, UK in City of Westminster

Are you ready to shape the future of renewable energy by leading high-voltage electrical design across major infrastructure projects helping connect clean power to the grid and deliver lasting impact across the UK?

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering substation solutions up to 400kV, supporting projects from early development through to construction and commissioning, and helping drive our transition to a net zero future.

In this role, you'll lead the design and delivery of HV substation primary plant solutions across a growing portfolio of renewable and low-carbon projects. You'll contribute across the full project lifecycle, influencing technical decisions, maintaining engineering excellence, and supporting safe, efficient delivery.

You will work within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, collaborating with internal teams and external partners, reviewing and approving design deliverables, and acting as a trusted subject matter expert. There’s also opportunity to mentor junior engineers and shape best practice across our engineering capability.

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer who is collaborative, detail-focused, and confident working across complex HV infrastructure projects. You’ll bring strong technical expertise and a proactive approach to delivering high-quality engineering solutions.

To be shortlisted, you need to offer:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Strong experience in AIS and/or GIS substation primary plant design up to 400kV
• Experience delivering transmission and distribution projects up to 400kV
• Experience working with utility and transmission standards such as National Grid, SPEN or SSEN
• Experience delivering FEED and detailed design packages, including earthing and lightning design
• Strong understanding of HV electrical systems and design principles
• Experience reviewing technical design packages and managing quality assurance of design deliverables

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading HV substation primary plant design across transmission and distribution projects up to 400kV
• Developing, reviewing and approving design deliverables including layouts, diagrams, and calculations
• Supporting FEED, detailed design, procurement and construction phases
• Reviewing system studies and supporting grid compliance activities
• Managing technical interfaces with suppliers, contractors and network operators
• Ensuring engineering deliverables meet programme, quality and budget requirements
• Participating in design reviews, technical workshops and risk assessments
• Providing technical support during construction and commissioning
• Mentoring junior engineers and supporting team development
• Promoting safe-by-design principles and contributing to Zero Harm objectives

If you're looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a net zero future then you're in the right place! If you're passionate about tackling climate change to support a cleaner, greener future, we'd love you to come and join us.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, our employee benefits include flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle from electric vehicle leasing and private healthcare to extra holiday and more.

Everyone is welcome at EDF power solutions; we're committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.