Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Bristol City Council is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to join its Highway Electrical Asset Team, based at 100 Temple Street, Bristol. The role offers a salary of £45,718 to £48,710 and involves maintaining and improving the city's electrical and street lighting assets. Applicants should possess relevant qualifications and significant experience in highway electrical project delivery, focusing on performance improvement and compliance. The position supports initiatives like Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and LED replacements, contributing to the city’s growth and sustainability goals. Interested candidates can apply until 30 May 2025, with a commitment to diversity and inclusivity in hiring.

Bristol City Council
*Senior Principal Electrical Engineer*
Location: 100 Temple Street Redcliffe Bristol BS1 6AN
Salary: £45,718 – £48,710
Full Time, Permanent
Ref: VAC006746
We are looking for a dynamic individual, who is highly competent in the Highway Electrical and Street Lighting disciplines. Bristol City Council is seeking a relevantly experienced officer to deliver the highway electrical requirements and disciplines on a variety of electrical assets working within the Highway Electrical Asset Team.
The Highway Electrical Asset Team sits within the Highways Maintenance Group who are within Transport Service is at the very forefront of the efforts being made by the City Council and other stakeholders to improve maintain and develop the transport service in our City, for the benefit of its citizens, businesses and visitors. Key to this is the effective maintenance and improvements/refurbishment to all the highway and authority owned estates within the public domain.
The Highways Group delivers its own designs and work programmes, supports other City Council initiatives and major projects, and provides expert technical advice and front-line support to both internal and external agencies and individuals. There is considerable passion, technical experience and expertise within the Group to shape the future wellbeing, success and prosperity of our City.
Highway Maintenance Service consists of 5 Teams covering the City: – Area Highways Team, Strategic Highways Team, Bridges and Structures Team, Highway Electrical Assets Team and Assets and Contracts team. Each team is managed by a Team Manager.
You should have appropriate Electrical and Street Lighting qualifications and relevant previous Electrical and Street Lighting experience along with a proven relevant electrical asset management experience, to support the Highway Electrical Asset Team.
You will have significant relevant experience of Highway Electrical Asset project delivery, design calculations and compliance, delivering continuous performance improvement and the focused delivery of departmental and corporate priorities.
You will play a key role in the delivery of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Smart City and LED City wide replacement scheme, the annual city-wide and major works programmes and focused delivery of departmental and corporate priorities.
The role will support the development of street lighting and electrical technology advancements maintaining and improving the electrical infrastructure within BCC estate. The role will involve working closely with the Highways group, other Transport services, Strategic partners, Major Project teams and to support the delivery of our ambitious agendas for growth, economic development, and sustainability.
The role will ensure the authority meets its statutory duties to maintain electrical and street lighting assets in accordance with the legal requirements and therefore ensuring a safe and serviceable asset across the authority.
The role would suit a person who is a Highway Electrical and Lighting specialist with significant relevant experience of Highway Electrical and Lighting assets and infrastructure. A individual who thrives on responsibility, continuous performance improvement and customer focus.
These are exciting times for the City and you will play a pivotal role in delivering, maintaining and improving the highway electrical infrastructure needed to support our ambitious agendas for growth, economic development and carbon saving targets.
*Why Bristol City Council? *
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.
Join us and you’ll receive a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance as well as assistance with relocation. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
*How do I apply?*
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey, please select the apply button below.
To be successful in being shortlisted for interview, please submit an application which fully demonstrates how you meet each of the essential criteria as laid out in the Person Specification, this should be demonstrated in the ‘Further Information’ section of your application. Your application should fully evidence your education and training, along with your previous employment history. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, therefore please demonstrate how you can meet desirable criteria if you can.
To apply, please click on the apply button.
Closing date: 30 May 2025
*We’re a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.*
Please note this position is not suitable for job share.
*For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Shaun Taylor on email or Steven Thomas on email *
_At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit._
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,718.00-£48,710.00 per year
Work Location: In person