Consulting Engineer - Electrical in Stockport

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 30 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the road to net zero.

Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 165 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our technical team by recruiting several experienced electrical engineers, to be based in our Glasgow (1 role) or Stockport (2 roles) offices, with UK and limited EU travel.

We are looking for the following :

• a good degree in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering

excellent knowledge, post qualification, of industrial electrical infrastructure to include:

• electrical design and commissioning experience gained in an industrial, utility, manufacturing or consultancy environment coupled with full cycle project management experience
• experienced with HV, MV and LV, embedded generation, protection circuits, grid connections, HV and LV switchgear, substations and coordinating with UK DNOs.
• prior experience with the use of electrical engineering sector software.
• experience of the undertaking of feasibility, power system studies and design reviews.
• an excellent understanding of health, safety and welfare within engineering.
• witnessing of both site and factory acceptance testing.
• ability to assess manufactured or fabricated items for faults.
• the provision of site-based construction monitoring.
• able to work as part of a wider project engineering team.
• Willingness and ability to travel, full driving licence.
• Able to work and reside in the UK without visa restrictions

What you can expect from us:

· A competitive salary package, with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary

· Further vocational qualification, career development and chartership support

· Company electric vehicle leasing scheme

· Private medical & life assurance

· Cycle to work scheme

· Team and company social events

· Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!