Group Electrical Engineering Lead (Energy)

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role… At WSP, there's nothing we love more than pushing boundaries. Harnessing innovation and sharing insights across our diverse, international team to create a tomorrow’s world that’s cleaner, greener and safer. Join us and you'll be part of an organisation that takes pride in its people and purpose: creating long‑lasting solutions to meet the needs of generations to come.

In this role, you will lead the Energy Transition Electrical team to develop innovative solutions to complex problems, delivering projects at various stages of maturity. Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering group, you will oversee the development of electrical designs on a wide range of energy projects, including open and combined cycle power plants, small modular reactors, data centres, wind, solar, battery energy storage, carbon capture schemes, hydrogen generation and transportation, gas networks, energy from waste plants, and industrial facilities.

This is an ideal role if you have exposure in the delivery of concept, FEED, and detail design work and are familiar with working for an OEM, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, or a similar organisation. Your experience of working in operations and maintenance (O&M) and understanding of asset integrity processes and procedures would be advantageous in helping us support our clients with technical advice on their existing facilities and operational plant.

You will work closely with the Head of Engineering and other group technical leads to achieve the business goals set out in our strategic plan. Location is flexible across our UK office network.

You will head the team to deliver the following:

• Leading the Electrical engineering team to deliver technically excellent solutions to our clients across a broad portfolio of projects.
• Work on projects in a variety of stages of maturity, including feasibility studies, concept designs, FEED Studies, value engineering and detailed design.
• Deliver due diligence projects, and work on behalf of clients as owners engineer reviewing work completed by others, and as technical advisors to the government for carbon capture and hydrogen projects.
• Preparation and development of Electrical deliverables such as Single Line Diagrams, cable calculations, block diagrams, plant layouts, cable routing, containment design, switchgear configuration philosophies, and producing bill of materials and quantities for electrical systems.
• Generate and maintain internal tools and calculations.
• Providing visible technical and team leadership and governance.
• Developing designs and approaches that clearly differentiate WSP from our competitors.
• Promote and lead innovation across the team and the application of engineering principles to first of a kind projects.
• Working collaboratively with other groups within WSP and maximising cross‑selling opportunities.
• Support business leadership in the preparation and review of key bids, provide input into pricing strategy.
• Identification of skills gaps and recruitment of technical staff.
• Maintaining and developing processes and procedure to ensure efficient delivery of design.
• Support and ensure the integration of UK wide best practice i.e. BMS, SHEQ.
• Interface with WSP worldwide and promote its effective cross selling.
• Maintain an overview of workload, utilisations and associated resource requirements and work with team leaders as appropriate to ensure resources are fully utilised within technical capability.
• Promote the performance review process and support career development; encourage training and learning in association with the Group Engineering Manager.

Your Team: Our team’s expertise covers all Energy Transition generation and conversion technologies including novel, first of a kind concepts and other low or zero carbon technology. Working together with private developers, power utilities, government bodies, banks, lending agencies, contractors and OEMs we safely deliver projects whilst meeting and exceeding client expectations. Our teams are tactically placed in the UK, India, Ireland and wider Europe. We work internationally with our clients and other Energy sector teams in North America, Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. The Energy Transition team provides services to Clients from inception through development, construction, operation, and decommissioning.

What we’re looking for you to demonstrate…

• Must have Degree in relevant Engineering subject (Electrical Engineering degree preferred); Chartered Electrical Engineer and Member of relevant Engineering Institute;
• Significant experience in electrical design of heavy electrical plant/thermal power plants, including CCGT/OCGT;
• Knowledge of design and construction of power and energy projects, ideally including low or zero carbon technologies and gasification;
• The ability and desire to assume a lead role in the development of electrical deliverables;
• Proven understanding of the design process and ability to demonstrate working knowledge of brief/scope documents, design concepts as well as experienced in producing calculations;
• Experience of working with electrical design software packages.
• Experience of working with clients and contractors with a diverse range of objectives in achieving a technical solution.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself? With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us: We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

Work‑life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time: To enhance work‑life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.