Lead Electrical Engineer

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer to lead MV/LV electrical design delivery across semiconductor manufacturing facilities, while managing and developing a high performing engineering team. This is a critical leadership role within a fast paced engineering environment, requiring strong technical authority, delivery focus, and the ability to drive coordination across complex, highly integrated systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Electrical Engineering team, including MV/LV engineers and designers, ensuring alignment with project objectives and delivery milestones.
• Own electrical design delivery across all project phases - from concept through detailed design, construction support, and commissioning.
• Act as the Electrical Discipline Lead, interfacing with Project Managers, Engineering Managers, and client stakeholders.
• Drive technical excellence and consistency, ensuring all deliverables meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate electrical systems across highly integrated facility infrastructure, ensuring robust and scalable power distribution solutions.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination across:
  • Wet & Dry Mechanical
  • Chemical / Process Systems
  • Automation & Controls
  • Industrial Engineering
• Review and approve critical deliverables, including:
  • MV/LV distribution strategies and architectures
  • Load schedules and demand modelling
  • Single line diagrams and panel schedules
  • Earthing and bonding strategies for sensitive environments
  • Protection philosophies and selectivity studies
  • Specifications and IFC deliverables
• Ensure constructability and installation readiness, supporting site teams through construction, energisation, and commissioning.
• Drive schedule performance, ensuring design deliverables align with project milestones and construction sequencing.
• Lead technical risk management, proactively identifying and mitigating capacity, integration, and delivery risks.
• Mentor and develop the electrical team, building capability and promoting best practice across semiconductor projects.
• Drive standardisation and innovation, including efficient design approaches and repeatable electrical solutions.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience in a lead electrical engineering role, with responsibility for managing teams.
• Strong technical expertise in MV/LV power distribution systems, including switchgear, transformers, cabling, and protection systems.
• Experience working in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of high reliability and mission critical electrical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary interfaces and complex project requirements.
• Experience within EPCM project delivery environments, with exposure to fast track schedules.
• Strong client facing and communication skills.

What You Will Bring

• A leadership mindset with the ability to build, motivate, and hold teams accountable.
• Strong organisational and decision making capability in complex project environments.
• A proactive, solutions focused approach to technical challenges.
• Commitment to quality, safety, and sustainable design principles.
• Focus on energy efficiency, resilience, and power optimisation within high demand manufacturing environments.

Why Join Us

You will play a key leadership role in delivering cutting edge semiconductor facilities, shaping electrical design strategies and driving performance across multidisciplinary teams.

This is an opportunity to:

• Influence power infrastructure strategies in advanced manufacturing.
• Lead and develop high performing engineering teams.
• Deliver complex, high value EPCM projects.