ELECTRICAL ENGINEER


Company:	HIJOBS
Salary:	£62,000 to £67,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Inverness, IV1 1QQ
Working pattern:	Remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	21 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Electrical Engineer will apply specialist expertise in excitation, control and protection systems for synchronous machines, supporting critical assets. Working with customers and experienced engineers, you will help solve complex technical challenges across design, commissioning, maintenance and consultancy activities.

Join a specialist engineering team supporting Scotland's energy future

We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Inverness team, working directly with customers and experienced colleagues to deliver engineering solutions for critical power generation and industrial assets across the UK and occasionally overseas.

This is an opportunity to develop specialist expertise in an increasingly rare discipline while working on some of the UK's most important energy infrastructure.

The Role

You will take technical responsibility and contribute to key engineering decisions across the design, commissioning, maintenance and ongoing support of synchronous machine control, excitation and protection systems.

Working directly with asset owners to make informed decisions about maintaining, upgrading and investing in critical plant. You will work closely with engineers and project managers across the wider EES team to deliver practical engineering solutions and maintain the high standards of technical expertise for which EES is known.

Responsibilities will include:

Design and integration of excitation, control and protection systems

Commissioning, testing and maintenance activities

Fault finding, troubleshooting and technical investigations

Supporting plant upgrades and modernisation projects

Technical consultancy and asset assessment activities

Preparing engineering documentation and technical reports

Providing direct technical support to customers

Supporting projects across Scotland, the UK and occasionally overseas

Why Join EES?

This role offers the opportunity to:

Work on critical infrastructure that underpins Scotland's electricity system

Develop specialist expertise in excitation, control and protection systems

Take ownership of complex technical challenges

Work directly with experienced engineers and major asset owners

Contribute to hydroelectric, renewable energy and power generation projects

Build a long-term career within a highly specialised engineering business

If you're looking for a role where engineering judgement, technical expertise and customer relationships are valued as highly as technical skills, we'd like to hear from you.

Ready for a new challenge?

Please register your interest at

vacancies@excitationengineering.co.uk and a role profile will be provided.

For more information, visit

https://www.excitationengineering.co.uk

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