Utilities Engineer

Salary: £41,000 - 81,000 per year

Requirements:

• Technical Apprenticeship or HNC/HND with suitable additional experience
• Experience leading the delivery of Utilities projects/works
• Effective Stakeholder Management skills
• Construction and CDM experience
• Understanding of finance management
• Ability to identify and deliver to technical and regulatory requirements
• Primary Electrical Bias with experience across multiple disciplines
• Experience in Utility or building service delivery over a large portfolio
• Project Management qualification such as APMF/Q or Prince 2 is desirable
• Understanding of Formal Risk Management processes
• Ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority-changing environment
• Must be a British Citizen resident in the UK for the past 5 to 10 years to obtain necessary security clearance

Responsibilities:

• Deliver professional engineering services to our projects and support upgrades across the estate
• Facilitate and support project delivery to proactively manage risk across the electrical distribution network
• Provide and facilitate Network SME support to various projects across the site
• Ensure uninterrupted service to our operational site in support of our core mission
• Support asset management of electrical distribution equipment across its full lifecycle
• Design and assure designs for substations, switchgear, and infrastructure comply with technical specifications, engineering standards, and regulatory requirements
• Plan, design, and manage the delivery of network connections across a large, multi-site estate
• Lead and advise engineers within your specialism to deliver innovative solutions to complex engineering problems

Technologies:

• Support
• Network
• Security

More:

We are seeking a Utilities Engineer - Electrical to join our team at our RG7 4PR location between Reading and Basingstoke. In this role, you will support a variety of projects and distribution systems across our estate. We offer a competitive package of £49,480 - £65,000 and a unique 9-day working fortnight, giving you every other Friday off. Our comprehensive benefits include a market-leading contributory pension (9% to 13%), 270 hours of annual leave, life assurance, and generous family-friendly policies such as 39 weeks of full-pay maternity leave. We are committed to professional development and offer funding for annual memberships to professional bodies, as well as access to employee assistance and occupational health services. This is a fully onsite role where we value potential and transferable skills, and we provide free onsite parking for all employees.

last updated 35 week of 2026