81134 - Principal Engineer
This Principal Engineer will report to the Principal Engineer and will work within UKPN Services - Client Delivery based in our Elephant and Castle office. You will be a permanent employee.
You will attract a salary of £94,904 plus inner London Allowance and a bonus of 3%
Close Date: 27/07/2025
We also provide the following additional benefits
JOB PURPOSE:
You will report to the Engineering Professional Head. You will work as part of a diverse team, providing design across UKPN Services contracts portfolio to place UK Power Networks Services in the top tier for developing private assets on safety, customer service and efficiency.
You will be the UKPN Services technical lead with the responsibility for delivering design. You will ensure that UKPN Services produce high-quality design solutions that comply with relevant legislation, client and UKPN Services standards. You will lead a team of engineers to produce a high level quality of design.
You will provide technical liaison with suppliers, and clients for creating new business and the delivery of projects. Work and act with autonomy, being self-supervising, reporting to Senior Management.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Typical accountabilities for the Principal Engineer will include:
Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
Health and Safety Requirements
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
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If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.
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