HV Engineer

Job description

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a HV Electrical Engineer who will support the delivery of safe, compliant and high‑quality operational performance across our networks and wider engineering activities.

Key Responsibilities – Operational Delivery

• Carry out HV maintenance, remedial works and project delivery, acting as the primary customer point of contact.
• Ensure all activities meet safety, quality, legislative and programme requirements.
• Maintain Senior Authorised Person (SAP) status and ensure compliance with all training, audit and record‑keeping obligations.
• Deploy safe systems of work and ensure effective control measures across all tasks.
• Ensure all procedures are fully followed for Customer Networks and EN&I activities.

Health, Safety, Quality & Environment (HSQE)

• Provide strong leadership to promote positive HSQE culture and best practice.
• Proactively manage HSQE matters in line with corporate policy and legislation.
• Produce RAMS, complete audits, conduct site inspections, and assess performance against HSQE benchmarks.

Planning & Management

• Organise teams to meet operational deliverables efficiently.
• Participate in tendering activities including site surveys, pricing and preparing scopes of work.
• Produce regular performance reports for senior leadership, including KPI analysis.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with supply chain partners.

Technical Duties

• Perform factory, site and plant inspections as required.
• Manage commissioning inspections and witness testing.
• Participate in the SAP standby rota and provide initial fault response.
• Offer guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.

Other Requirements

• Overnight stays and travel may be required to meet project and customer needs.
• Travel, accommodation and expenses will follow Mitie policies.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.

Person Specification – Skills & Attributes

• Strong team player able to work positively with technical and commercial colleagues.
• Excellent organisational and workload management skills.
• Highly effective communicator, capable of engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Adaptable, proactive, and committed to continuous learning and development.
• Demonstrates integrity, ethical behaviour and strong professional character.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience working on networks from 11kV to 66kV.
• HNC in Electrical Engineering (or Level 3 electrical qualification with significant experience).
• SAP experience at 11kV / 33kV / 66kV (experience up to 132kV / 275kV / 400kV desirable).
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation capabilities.
• Self‑motivated and able to motivate others to achieve tight deadlines.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

East Midlands

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English