Principal Electrical Engineer

Job Title:              Principal Electrical Engineer
Location:              Chippenham, Wiltshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF62666

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Electrical Engineer at our Corsham, Wiltshire site.

The Role
As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will have the opportunity to work on modernisation of critical national infrastructure, helping to keep the UK safe and secure.

Day-to-day as a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will have expertise in the design and delivery of electrical infrastructure projects in critical national infrastructure facilities.

• Undertake design and consultancy tasks to modernise and increase reliability of electrical components throughout the ground segment, including switchgear, transformers, cabling and circuit protection devices. 
• Provide guidance during the design phase of construction projects to ensure that proposed works can be undertaken in a safe and legislation compliant manner.
• Ensure all electrical works undertaken are specified in accordance with the requirements of BS7671 (18th Edition).
• Advise technical teams on electrical design best practice, providing electrical engineering expertise into technical projects as required.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home. However, you may be required onsite for longer periods of time if the project/business demands.

Essential experience of the Principal Electrical Engineer

• Experience in an Electrical Design role within an industrial or commercial setting.
• An understanding of common measures to reduce Electromagnetic Interference, including earthing techniques and filtering. 
• Experience of the design and test of lightning protection systems.
• Knowledge of UK construction health and safety legislation including CDM duty holder responsibilities.

Qualifications for the Principal Electrical Engineer 

• Electrical engineering qualifications to degree level, or to a lower level with appropriate demonstratable experience.
• Chartered status with a recognised professional body, or ability to obtain within 12 months of joining.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. The successful candidate will need to have the willingness to also achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance once in post.
 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 15/04/2025

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