At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead electrical engineering projects and ensure safety and compliance in high-hazard environments.
- Company: Dynamic company focused on pipeline, terminal, and storage infrastructure.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous pension, annual bonus, and private medical cover.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a critical industry while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in high-hazard environments required.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across electrical engineering scopes within pipeline, terminal, and storage infrastructure. You will play a key role in defining, reviewing and delivering electrical solutions for both projects and operating assets, with a strong focus on brownfield environments, where operational constraints, safety, and system reliability are critical. Working closely with project managers and multidisciplinary teams, you will support delivery from early concept through to commissioning, ensuring electrical designs are safe, compliant, and practical to implement within live operating sites.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Electrical Engineering & Technical Assurance
- Define electrical scopes, problem statements, and technical inputs for project development and approvals
- Lead or review key electrical deliverables such as SLDs, load assessments, protection studies, cable sizing, and earthing design
- Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards, hazardous area requirements, and procedures
- Provide technical assurance and input into design reviews across the project lifecycle
- Project Delivery & Operational Support
- Support the delivery of electrical elements of projects from concept through to commissioning and handover
- Contribute to shutdown planning, energisation activities, and integration with live systems
- Work closely with asset teams to support fault finding, reliability improvement, and obsolescence management
- Assess and manage constraints associated with live operational sites, including outages, tie-ins, and temporary supplies
- Ensure solutions are practical, safe, and maintainable within high-hazard environments
- Coordination & Leadership
- Act as the electrical focal point within multidisciplinary teams
- Review contractor and vendor designs, ensuring quality and compliance
- Provide guidance and mentoring to junior engineers where required
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and delivery teams
Skills & Experience - Essential
- Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Strong experience delivering electrical engineering solutions in high-hazard environments (e.g. oil & gas, terminals, pipelines, or similar)
- Working knowledge of HV/LV systems, MCCs, motors, VSDs, transformers, and hazardous area installations
- Experience reviewing contractor and vendor design deliverables
- Strong technical judgement and ability to manage engineering risk
Skills - Desirable
- Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) with a recognised professional body (e.g. IET)
- Experience working in brownfield environments
- Familiarity with HV/LV authorisation systems
Benefits Package:
- Generous pension (up to 12% employer contribution, 2% employee)
- Annual bonus scheme (up to 12% of annual salary)
- Life insurance (4x annual salary)
- 28 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays
- Private Medical Cover
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- Family friendly policies
- Employee assistance support scheme
- Various well-being initiatives
Senior Electrical Engineer in Hemel Hempstead employer: Sentrama.com
As a Senior Electrical Engineer at our Hemel Hempstead office, you will join a dynamic team that prioritises safety, innovation, and professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits including a robust pension scheme and private medical cover, and a supportive work culture that encourages collaboration and mentorship. With opportunities for career advancement and involvement in impactful projects within high-hazard environments, we are committed to providing a rewarding and meaningful employment experience.
