Junior HV Project Engineer

About The Role
Junior HV Project Engineer
Full-Time, Permanent
Preston, or anywhere North West Based (hybrid working)
The Role
Looking to build a career in high voltage engineering? This Junior HV Project Engineer role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a range of specialist services, including HV Cable Termination & Testing, Safety From the System, HV O&M, Cable Fault Services, and Owners Engineering & Consultancy.

You will support both tendering and live project delivery, contributing to engineering excellence. If you are proactive, eager to learn, and ready to grow in a fast-paced, future-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

This role offers flexibility to be based anywhere in the UK, with hybrid working available. Our main office is in Preston, where you'll be able to collaborate with the team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support HV and fibre optic engineering delivery, focusing on cable termination, testing, and HV O&M.
• Collaborate with Sales, Tendering, and Operations to ensure technical accuracy and customer alignment.
• Assist in creating and reviewing technical tenders, procedures, reports, and respond to queries.
• Champion safety and quality, promoting JFR's ZERO Harm culture across all projects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through lessons learned and COPQ reviews.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders to foster collaboration.
• Support innovation and new product development to stay ahead of market trends.
• Provide engineering advice to site teams and help resolve technical challenges.

What We're Looking For

• A degree (or working towards one) in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• A keen interest in renewable energy, especially offshore wind and HV systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude to learning.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Flexibility, resilience, and a readiness to take on new challenges.
• Solid IT skills and a full UK driving licence due to the travel nature of the role.

Why join us?

• Opportunities to develop and progress within the Group.
• We offer benefits such as: Private Medical Insurance, Cycle to work scheme, 23 days holidays plus BH, Company pension contributions, Hybrid working arrangements, Life assurance and more.
• We are currently on an exciting transformation journey, and there is no better time to join us

About James Fisher Renewables And Our Energy Division
James Fisher has been delivering complex offshore energy projects in challenging conditions for over 50 years. We leverage our cutting-edge technology and expertise to deliver safe, efficient operations across the lifecycle of our customers assets. Leading the global shift towards a cleaner, more sustainable future, James Fisher is driving the energy transition forward.

James Fisher Renewables, part of James Fisher Energy Division, provides comprehensive and trusted solutions to offshore wind and renewables market. This includes high voltage engineering solutions and service, supporting our customers from design stage through construction and operations and maintenance. The company also has a large portfolio of wind turbine blade services. JFR has extensive experience through working at over 60 wind farms - onshore and offshore - in the UK, Europe, Taiwan and United States.

If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click 'apply' now

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Due to the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that
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