Senior Electrical Cable Engineer
Warrington | 4 Days per Week On Site | Permanent | SMR Infrastructure
We’re recruiting a Senior Electrical Cable Engineer to work on SMR infrastructure projects across the full electrical system lifecycle. You’ll be on site four days a week in Warrington, working closely with mechanical, civil, control and instrumentation, safety and supply chain teams to deliver a factory-fabricated modular build.
The Role
- Cabling and datasets: Develop, maintain and quality-check load schedules and cable schedules
- System design: Carry out electrical design calculations for distribution networks, including cable sizing, protection coordination, discrimination studies and earthing and lightning protection
- Layout and integration: Work with the layout and installation assemblies team to integrate mechanical, electrical and plumbing modules, making sure cabling supports modular delivery
- Verification and validation: Plan, review and assess verification evidence for HV and LV networks, transformers, switchgear and cable routing, to meet nuclear regulatory standards
- Cross-functional working: Resolve technical assumptions and design changes across mechanical, civil, C&I, safety and supply chain teams
- Technical governance: Write technical reports for regulatory engagement, act as an intelligent customer on supplier deliverables, and mentor junior engineers
About You
Essential
- Degree in electrical engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Proven experience across the electrical system lifecycle in a highly regulated industry
- Deep understanding of HV, LV and MV power networks, electrical system architectures and power distribution
- Systems engineering experience, including requirements management, interface control and configuration traceability
- Ability to explain complex technical risks and assumptions clearly to multidisciplinary stakeholders
Desirable
- Nuclear industry experience
- Experience in defence, aerospace, rail, marine or oil and gas
- Familiarity with electrical design and analysis software such as ETAP, SKM Power Tools or similar
The Detail
- Location: Warrington, on site four days a week
- Permanent position
