Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Electrical Engineer for an initial 6-month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £57,360 to £63,104/Annum PAYE. This role will be based on-site, 35 hours per week. 
 
Responsibilities: 
 
The postholder shall provide support to the organisation’s Head of Professional and Technical Services, providing strategic direction for and delivering electrical and specialist systems design advice service on behalf of the organisation, progressing initiatives as requested. The postholder shall act as design champion and ensure that a standard suite of suitable design standards are available and kept under review, providing project specific guidance, advice and assistance in the delivery of projects with the aim to ensuring the delivery of high quality outcomes; promotion of quality design in its role in contributing to the aims of the organisation and in ensuring delivery of positive outcomes for the users of the organisation’s buildings and estate; and co-ordinating business and design improvement initiatives. The job shall include maintaining contact with other teams or sites. 
To provide technical support to Project Managers and Maintenance teams on design, operation, maintenance and safety of mechanical and electrical systems. Undertake inspections of installed systems and audits of working practices to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and ensure safe operating conditions are maintained. To provide specialist knowledge and experience to ensure the organisation remains compliant across its high-voltage network. 
 
Essential Skills: 

• High level qualification in a relevant Electrical discipline. Member of a relevant professional body.  

• Design – Comprehensive experience of Electrical and Specialist Systems design, design management and process, especially related to significant infrastructure projects. Demonstrating your ability to negotiate with and positively influence others to achieve desired project outputs and deliverables. 

• Strategy – Experience in undertaking, researching and developing strategic and/or specific responses to an estate’s business needs. 

Desirable Skills: 

• Specialist Knowledge – Specialist knowledge and experience to undertake the role of ‘Senior Authorised Person’, qualified to authorise the switching and isolation of High Voltage networks OR Specialist knowledge and experience, to ensure SPS’s remains compliant across its High Voltage network.  

• Design Standards – Experience of defining and setting technical standards and monitoring performance, progress and delivery, initiating corrective actions and improvements as required 

 
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