At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape the future of solar and battery storage projects while ensuring safe energy infrastructure.
- Company: Join EDF Power Solutions, a leader in renewable energy committed to a net zero future.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, annual bonus, flexible benefits, and a market-leading pension scheme.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on climate change with innovative renewable energy projects.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in energy or infrastructure projects required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 70000 £ per year.
About the Role
Join us and help shape the future of solar and battery storage projects and help EDF Power Solutions deliver a net zero future. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality energy infrastructure across the UK and Ireland.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will support the delivery of solar PV, battery storage, and private wire projects across their full lifecycle. From early development and design through to construction and commissioning, your expertise will help ensure projects are safe, compliant, and commercially effective.
You will work within a collaborative engineering team, contributing to technical reviews, guiding consultants and contractors, and supporting continuous improvement. Your work will help maintain high standards while enabling the delivery of complex renewable energy projects at pace.
Who You Are
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable experience delivering infrastructure or energy projects across multiple lifecycle stages including development, design, construction, and commissioning
- Strong grounding in electrical engineering systems relevant to solar PV or BESS such as high voltage, protection and control, power electronics, SCADA, or balance of plant
- Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams and understanding engineering interfaces across civil, mechanical, control and commercial disciplines
- Experience coordinating engineers, consultants or contractors including reviewing technical outputs
- Knowledge of UK standards, regulations, and grid requirements relevant to renewable energy projects
- Experience operating within engineering or construction environments with strong awareness of safety, health, environmental and quality requirements
- Ability to manage multiple activities across a portfolio of projects with changing priorities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing electrical engineering input across solar PV, battery storage and private wire projects through all lifecycle stages - from origination and development through to design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
- Reviewing and assuring technical outputs from consultants, contractors and suppliers
- Supporting project teams with design decisions, feasibility studies and optioneering
- Contributing to engineering standards, specifications and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensuring that electrical engineering outputs support safe, compliant and commercially viable project delivery
- Assisting in the resolution of technical issues and providing pragmatic engineering guidance across projects.
- Collaborating, maintaining effective communication and aligning with internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and support project delivery.
- Contributing to building and strengthening a skilled, high performing, and motivated Electrical Team, with an open and positive working environment, and a culture of excellence, collaboration and trust.
Pay, Benefits and Culture
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; 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.
Why EDF Power Solutions?
We’re united by a shared ambition: to tackle climate change and power a net zero future. Our diverse team is growing fast, driven by innovation and a commitment to clean, green energy for all.
With technologies spanning onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage and green hydrogen, we’re the UK & Ireland’s most diverse renewable generator. By 2035, we aim to deliver 10GW of low-carbon energy and we’d love you to help us get there.
Closing Date: 30th June 2026
Energise your career. Accelerate a net zero future.
Electrical Engineer - Hybrid - Edinburgh, UK in Oldham employer: EDF
At EDF Power Solutions, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation in the renewable energy sector. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility, while our commitment to employee growth is reflected in tailored benefits, including a market-leading pension scheme and opportunities for professional development. Join us in Edinburgh, where you can contribute to meaningful projects that tackle climate change and help shape a sustainable future.
