My Client has responsibility for the development of onshore and offshore wind farms in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Asia as well as developing hydro and marine projects.

The company's goal is to protect the future of our planet by delivering renewable energy with passion, innovation and integrity.

We are currently seeking to recruit an Electrical Engineering Manager to take overall responsibility for electrical and CandI engineering issues in our clients renewables group. The position will report to the General Manager Technical Services. The candidate will be required to have excellent managerial skills and technical skills. The location of the post will be Glasgow, Perth, Belfast or Dublin.
Key Responsibilities

Safety - ensuring we design and specify all electrical plant for safety
Representing the company at Euro level on technical workshops and forums
Ensuring correct technical specification and quality across electrical and CandI disciplines
Ownership of template electrical and CandI functional specification documents (Employer's Requirements), ensuring that we design for safety, value and quality
Ensuring correct electrical and CandI technical specifications are applied at project level
Managing a team of diversely located electrical and CandI engineers to deliver on the company's onshore and offshore engineering requirements
Managing all aspects of the grid connection process including:
Preliminary grid feasibility studies
Grid connection applications
Negotiation of detailed terms with utility companies and regulatory authorities
Securing grid connection agreements
Managing connection construction
Securing project Grid Code compliance
Setting, implementing and regularly updating an independent grid strategy for each of the various regions in which the company operate
Preparation and regular updating of project 'grid plans' for each project
Company electrical engineering strategy for research
Ensuring all electrical engineering activities are carried out to the highest quality standards and in accordance with the relevant SHE standards


Experience

The candidate will be a graduate chartered electrical engineer with extensive relevant experience in the key elements required to build on and offshore wind farms.
Skill-set

Essential criteria also includes:
Expert knowledge of electrica