Job Description

Overview of Responsibilities

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The salary for this role is

56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance- 7,647 )

, and

onsite working is expected for

3 days each week.



Please note that we have 2 open positions available for this role.



This role can be based at can any of the following sites:

Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to

complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

We are currently looking for a

Senior Electrical Services Engineer

to join our team. In this role,

you will be responsible for delivering engineering support and technical expertise to the Power Distribution Group

, enabling the effective operation, maintenance, and development of the Culham site's power infrastructure and low voltage (LV) control systems. You will lead medium-scale work packages involving complex LV electrical equipment, modifications, and technical studies, managing projects from initial concept through to installation and operation.



Your work will ensure full compliance with relevant legislation and codes of practice, and you will be expected to operate at a level that allows you to authorise and supervise activities on electrical systems.



If you are keen to take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of LV electrical systems, including the design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of equipment such as UPS units, generators, and automatic change-over systems, while ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, safety standards, and industry codes of practice, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Responsibilities:

Own and manage work packages and projects from concept to completion, ensuring technical, safety, and budgetary requirements are met; act as Project Engineer on projects within and beyond the Power Distribution Group. Provide technical expertise for fault finding, system enhancements, and problem solving; perform assurance activities through calculations, analysis, and review of existing electrical infrastructure using software tools and engineering principles. Develop and manage documentation including engineering procedures, risk assessments, method statements, and local rules to support safe and efficient operations. Supervise and support team members, including staff up to level 5, contractors, apprentices, and agency workers; contribute to training and development by mentoring and delivering technical instruction on systems within your area of expertise.





Salary
56,596 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
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Programme
CENTRALISED
Department
Electrical Engineering
Discipline
Engineering
Site Location
UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Type of Employment
Full-time
Reference Number
REF3020Q

Qualifications

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Essential Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or HND or equivalent in Electrical Engineering. Extensive experience obtained following award of the qualification, in an electrical engineering role in an industrial hazardous or harsh environment and professional experience which demonstrates an ability to work at this level. Demonstrable knowledge of Building services and LV distribution networks. Experience of preparing safety documentation including risk assessments, method statements and using a formal permit system for work on complex, hazardous electrical plant. Experience of issuing electrical isolations on Low Voltage systems, including racking out of air circuit breakers.

Desirable:

Preferably the job holder would have previously been an authorised person.

Additional Information

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A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/


We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.