Senior Engineering Manager – Site Engineering Authority (Electrical)

Regional Services; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for their Site Electrical team in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves managing electrical engineering standards and leading a team of engineers to ensure compliance with legislation and processes. Candidates should have a degree in electrical engineering and significant experience in a senior technical role, ideally within a nuclear environment. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior electrical technical/engineering role.
• Registered with an Engineering professional institute.
• Demonstrable experience of leadership within an engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Defining, planning, managing and delivering electrical team workload.
• Setting site engineering standards for electrical equipment.
• Reviewing proposals to ensure compliance with processes and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical Engineering

Technical Standards

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager – Site Electrical

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Defining, planning, managing and delivering SSE electrical team workload and documentation in accordance with the requirements, legislation and processes.
• Set site engineering standards and requirements for electrical equipment/systems/facilities
• Provide advice and guidance with respect to the design in relation to the electrical systems in the context of site facilities, including the application of design standards
• Responsible for reviewing proposals to ensure that the equipment/facilities are designed, constructed, commissioned, operated and maintained in accordance with the appropriate processes and standards
• Responsible for the production of engineering documentation, ensuring that it is appropriately classified, is authorised through due process and maintained under configuration control
• Point of contact for issues regarding standards for site electrical systems
• Ability to chair and lead improvements (policy, equipment, capabilities) with site risk cells set up to ensure compliance with relevant regulations
• Setting and approving the competency for persons working on electrical systems on the Barrow site including HV

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in a senior electrical technical/engineering role
• Degree qualified in electrical engineering
• Registered with an Engineering professional institute and have the ability to achieve chartered status
• Demonstrable experience of leadership within an engineering environment and familiarity with commercial British standards
• Proven engineering experience within a technical role with transferrable skills
• Experience within a Nuclear Environment to relevant ONR License Conditions or similar highly regulated business would be desirable

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The SSE team:

This is a multi-discipline engineering team comprising suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP) in Electrical, Mechanical and Civil/Structural disciplines.The main purpose of the team is to set site engineering standards and requirements for equipment/systems/facilities in accordance with legislation and processes.

In this role, you will lead a small team of electrical engineers who set site engineering standards and requirements for equipment/systems/facilities in accordance with legislation/processes by providing technical support in a number of applicable electrical disciplines for a variety of projects and facilities (including HV, LV power distribution systems, C&I, alarms and functional safety systems).

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:5^th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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