UK Power Networks

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

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

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:

• Develop, implement, and oversee the delivery of designs across the UKPN Services business that deliver Good Industry Practice
• Provide technical input to the team and into UKPN Services bids
• Ensure that design solutions are robust to allow accurate tender submissions to be developed
• Provide technical lead in developing business opportunities with relevant material and preparing proposals
• Assess cost/benefit trade-off of technical solution and support the technical decision-making processes
• Identify areas for technological advancement whilst maintaining excellent engineering standards
• Identify and deploy the technical skills, resource levels and systems to complete projects, including the engagement of external resources
• Lead design engineers for the delivery of designs

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree level or equivalent in engineering or science.
• Safety management qualification such as NEBOSH certificate or equivalent
• Membership of a professional body such as the IET
• Chartered Engineer or working towards achieving Chartership
• Knowledge of Power distribution, Electrification, SCADA, and Communication systems
• Basic knowledge of project management
• Five years' experience as a senior engineer

Health and Safety Requirements

• Ensure all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental requirements are considered.
• Ensure safe working methods and systems are followed in the design
• Accept responsibility to meet and fulfil all UKPNS Health and Safety requirements.
• Mentor junior staff in all matters relating to Health & Safety aligned with their role.
• Ensure all relevant H&S Policy principles are briefed and implemented.
• Communicate H&S information within their organisation. Promote feedback on H&S matters.
• Create a safe working environment for all staff and contractors supporting the business.

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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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.