Site Engineer
Job description
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We are recruiting on behalf of a leading manufacturing organisation seeking an experienced Site Engineer with a strong background in power distribution networks and high voltage (HV) equipment. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically capable professional who enjoys working on complex infrastructure projects, ensuring safe and efficient delivery of electrical installation, maintenance, commissioning, and upgrade works.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting project delivery across HV electrical systems, ensuring all site activities are completed to the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate site activities relating to power distribution and high voltage electrical infrastructure projects.
- Supervise the installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of HV equipment, switchgear, substations, protection systems, and associated electrical assets.
- Ensure all works are delivered in accordance with project specifications, drawings, technical standards, and industry regulations.
- Conduct site inspections, audits, and quality checks to verify compliance and workmanship standards.
- Liaise with project managers, clients, subcontractors, and engineering teams to ensure efficient project delivery.
- Review and interpret electrical schematics, technical drawings, and construction documentation.
- Support commissioning activities, fault finding, and troubleshooting of HV distribution systems.
- Experience managing contractors and coordinating multi-disciplinary site teams.
- Strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites as required.
Skills and Qualifications
- HNC/HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Authorised Person (AP) or Senior Authorised Person (SAP) experience.
- Electrical commissioning experience within HV environments.
- SMSTS, SSSTS, or equivalent site management qualifications.
- NEBOSH, IOSH, or other health and safety certifications.
- Experience working within utility, renewable energy, industrial, or critical infrastructure sectors.
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your Authorised Person (AP) or Senior Authorised Person (SAP) status, as the advert lists this as a key qualification and it is a rare, high-value credential in HV environments.
📊 Quantify your HV project experience: e.g. 'Commissioned 3 x 33kV substations across 2 sites, reducing planned outage windows by 25%' to demonstrate measurable delivery.
🎯 Explicitly list your SMSTS, NEBOSH, and IOSH certifications in a dedicated 'Qualifications & Certifications' section — the advert names all three and ATS systems will scan for them verbatim.
🌐 Tailor your work history to highlight experience in at least one of the advert's named sectors (utility, renewable energy, industrial, or critical infrastructure) with a specific project or employer name.
🤝 Include a bullet in each relevant role demonstrating multi-disciplinary team coordination and contractor supervision, as the advert specifically calls out managing subcontractors and liaising with project managers and clients.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Supervised commissioning of four 11kV ring main units across two industrial substations, delivering all energisation milestones 2 weeks ahead of programme with zero safety incidents.
- •Managed a team of 8 contractors during a 33kV switchgear replacement project, conducting daily site audits and reducing non-conformance reports by 40% against the previous project baseline.
- •Interpreted and validated protection relay schematics for a 6-feeder primary substation upgrade, identifying 3 drawing discrepancies pre-energisation and preventing potential equipment damage.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Futures' search for a Site Engineer with deep expertise in high voltage power distribution and commissioning aligns closely with the work I have built my career around. Having held Authorised Person status across multiple HV projects — including substation installation, switchgear commissioning, and protection system testing — I am confident in my ability to deliver complex electrical infrastructure works safely and to specification in Bradford.
My background in HV site engineering spans utility and industrial environments, where I have supervised multi-disciplinary contractor teams, conducted site audits, and managed commissioning programmes from energisation planning through to handover. I hold SMSTS and NEBOSH qualifications and am experienced in interpreting electrical schematics and construction documentation to ensure works meet both project specifications and regulatory standards including the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through your experience supervising the commissioning of HV switchgear — what testing regime did you follow and how did you ensure compliance with technical standards?
- ›How do you interpret and validate electrical schematics and protection relay settings before energising HV equipment on site?
- ›Describe a fault-finding scenario on an HV distribution system — what diagnostic steps did you take and what was the outcome?
- ›What is the process you follow to obtain and manage an Authorised Person sanction for HV switching operations, and how do you ensure the safety of your team throughout?
- ›How do you ensure works comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and relevant industry standards such as BS EN 61936 on a live infrastructure project?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a safety risk on site during an HV installation — what did you do and what was the result?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage a conflict between a subcontractor's programme and the project specifications. How did you resolve it?
- ›Give an example of a complex commissioning project that ran behind schedule. What actions did you take to recover the programme?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to communicate a technical issue to a non-technical client or stakeholder. How did you approach it?
- ›Describe a project where you coordinated multiple disciplines on site simultaneously. How did you prioritise and manage competing demands?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you identified a safety risk on site during an HV installation — what did you do and what was the result?
Describe a situation where you had to manage a conflict between a subcontractor's programme and the project specifications. How did you resolve it?