Principal Electrical Project Engineer

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom Locogen Full time

Locogen are looking for a Principal Electrical Project Engineer to join our growing, innovative renewables company. We have a diverse workload, so there would be a variety of projects and types of work to get involved with and plenty of opportunity to learn new things and develop your skills. This role can be fully remote or hybrid (from our Stockbridge, Edinburgh HQ) if you prefer.


Locogen’s vision is a world powered 100% by renewables; where everyone has access to affordable, sustainable energy and clean air. We’re a multidisciplinary renewable energy company; offering our clients consultancy, design, development, build and operational management of renewable assets. Our work is innovative and varied including projects from community and local energy level to utility scale across Wind, Solar PV, Hydro, Battery Storage (BESS) and Hydrogen.


About our Principal Electrical Project Engineer role

The Principal Electrical Project Engineer is a core role within our Engineering and Construction team. This is a varied role leading and supporting assessments and decision-making from the early stages of developments, to managing grid connections, through to site commissioning.


Some of the things you may find yourself doing


Providing Engineering and technical services:

  • Collaborating with the team, providing technical input into electrical engineering FEED for renewable technologies and grid connection applications.
  • Inputting into design reviews and helping to resolve design issues.
  • Undertaking due diligence work, assessing the electrical design and identifying any technical risks.
  • Contributing knowledge of applicable electrical standards and best practice.
  • Contributing knowledge of key electrical component specifications and current prices.


Acting as an Owner’s Engineer (OE) at pre-construction and construction phases:

  • Producing detailed electrical design reviews (e.g. single line diagrams, protection diagrams, cable sizing, earthing studies, SCADA and equipment specifications).
  • Visiting sites to ensure works follow the design and are to a high standard.
  • Managing electrical technical queries from contractors.
  • Liaising with network operator/contractor/client for the project’s grid connections at both distribution and transmission level, ensuring compliance with UK Grid Code and other regulations.
  • Managing internal and external technical specialists to deliver high quality deliverable projects.


Contract management:

  • Have an understanding of construction contracts such as Electrical Balance of Plant (EBoP), Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Independent Connections Provider (ICP) contracts using either FIDIC, NEC4 or client’s own bespoke form of agreements.
  • Creating the technical sections of the Employer’s Requirements (ER’s) or Scope for contract specifications.
  • Reviewing tender submissions as part of the team to ensure the tender returns are compliant and offer good value and a high standard of work.
  • Leading and/or contributing to the production of tendering documents for EPC and ICP contracts using either FIDIC, NEC4 or client’s own bespoke contracts.
  • Assisting the contract administration for projects and providing technical advice on contractor’s claims and disputes where required.


The following experiences and qualifications are required:

  • A degree in electrical engineering.
  • Undertaken the OE role in multiple utility scale renewable energy projects connected at both distribution and transmission.
  • Ensuring grid code compliance.
  • Strong working knowledge of relevant IEC / BS Standards including BS7671.


The following are desirable:

  • Chartered Member of IET.
  • Worked as OE on BESS co-located projects.


What is it like to work at Locogen?

We are a multidisciplinary team of friendly, innovative, and creative people who are passionate about renewable energy. We are informal. non-hierarchical, inclusive, open, and collaborative. We love what we do and believe in empowering and trusting each other to deliver. We learn from our experiences, take accountability, and hold others to account. We are client focussed and inspire each to do the best we can. We like a chat and value communication with each other and our clients. We are a social bunch with regular social events and paid for quarterly full team events.


We have a smart new office in Stockbridge, Edinburgh that is dog friendly and has parking.


Some of our benefits

  • Flexible working hours: core hours are 10am – 4pm - if you make up your weekly hours then we don’t mind how you manage your time.
  • 34 days holiday.
  • Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities – training, memberships, and educations costs covered.
  • Private Health insurance.
  • Life Assurance, Critical Illness, and Income Protection options.
  • Growth Shares Scheme.
  • Pension at 10% (5% employee/ employer contribution split). We are flexible for employees who want to opt out or contribute more of their salary.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • EV Car Scheme.


Please apply or get in touch for more info.


No candidate will meet every single desired criterion. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.


We are not using recruitment agencies to recruit for this vacancy.

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