31364 - Senior Electrical Engineer
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £52,929 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | West Malling |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31364 |
Summary
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
This role is an opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer to assure all electrical activity, provide electrical technical guidance, ensure electrical statutory compliance, across multiple flood & coastal risk management and Water, Land & Biodiversity assets. The successful candidate will work very closely with numerous construction and design partners acting as the knowledgeable person for the client. You will be a key person within the EA’s national network of senior engineers and work in partnership with the national electrical assurance and safety initiatives.
You will provide design/technical advice ensuring compliance with electrical statutory legislation for British and European standards, and the EA’s codes of practices, procedures, and related guidance.
With several high voltage supplied assets in the Area, you will deliver the role of Senior Appointed Person (High Voltage). Experience of, training in and working with High voltage supplied equipment is an essential requirement of this role. Assessment will be via the Environment Agency appointed authorising engineer. You will also become part of our group of HV engineers working across the EA.
You will assure the technical capability and competence of staff, identifying areas of technical development for the EA. You will help to plan and deliver crucial asset investments, including flood protection to homes, businesses and the environment.
You will be asked to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents. This will attract an additional payment. Full training is available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You will work in the MEICA Operations team for the South-East Supra Area covering Hertfordshire and North London (HNL) and Kent, South London and East Sussex (KSLES). The Team covers a wide range of technical specialisms known as MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation), responsible for the technical assurance of associated MEICA projects and asset maintenance delivered through contracted maintenance organisations. You provide technical support to staff within your team.
Experience/skills required
A full UK driving licence is essential for this role. Based in either Welwyn Garden City or, near Maidstone, you will work on Environment Agency assets across London and the home counties.
You must be a professionally recognised, experienced electrical engineer. Chartered or Incorporated and a member of the IET or I. Mech. E
Experienced, trained and qualified in the running, maintenance and safe management of high voltage supplied equipment: you may be appointed as a ‘Senior Appointed Person HV.
You will:
have a comprehensive knowledge of electrical statutory legislation: British, European standards, UK Health and Safety Acts and Regulations including Construction (Design & Management) Regulations.
be familiar and have used computerised maintenance management systems.
have experience of managing/testing electrical and instrumentation installations including site work
lead safety investigations and disseminating learnings
assure the safety of electrical work, design and can drive innovation, efficiency, safety and quality.
This role is an opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer to assure all electrical activity, provide electrical technical guidance, ensure electrical statutory compliance, across multiple flood & coastal risk management and Water, Land & Biodiversity assets. The successful candidate will work very closely with numerous construction and design partners acting as the knowledgeable person for the client. You will be a key person within the EA’s national network of senior engineers and work in partnership with the national electrical assurance and safety initiatives.
You will provide design/technical advice ensuring compliance with electrical statutory legislation for British and European standards, and the EA’s codes of practices, procedures, and related guidance.
With several high voltage supplied assets in the Area, you will deliver the role of Senior Appointed Person (High Voltage). Experience of, training in and working with High voltage supplied equipment is an essential requirement of this role. Assessment will be via the Environment Agency appointed authorising engineer. You will also become part of our group of HV engineers working across the EA.
You will assure the technical capability and competence of staff, identifying areas of technical development for the EA. You will help to plan and deliver crucial asset investments, including flood protection to homes, businesses and the environment.
You will be asked to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents. This will attract an additional payment. Full training is available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You will work in the MEICA Operations team for the South-East Supra Area covering Hertfordshire and North London (HNL) and Kent, South London and East Sussex (KSLES). The Team covers a wide range of technical specialisms known as MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation), responsible for the technical assurance of associated MEICA projects and asset maintenance delivered through contracted maintenance organisations. You provide technical support to staff within your team.
Experience/skills required
A full UK driving licence is essential for this role. Based in either Welwyn Garden City or, near Maidstone, you will work on Environment Agency assets across London and the home counties.
You must be a professionally recognised, experienced electrical engineer. Chartered or Incorporated and a member of the IET or I. Mech. E
Experienced, trained and qualified in the running, maintenance and safe management of high voltage supplied equipment: you may be appointed as a ‘Senior Appointed Person HV.
You will:
have a comprehensive knowledge of electrical statutory legislation: British, European standards, UK Health and Safety Acts and Regulations including Construction (Design & Management) Regulations.
be familiar and have used computerised maintenance management systems.
have experience of managing/testing electrical and instrumentation installations including site work
lead safety investigations and disseminating learnings
assure the safety of electrical work, design and can drive innovation, efficiency, safety and quality.