Senior Project Engineer - Primary
Siemens EnergyManchester, England, United Kingdom
Added 12 Aug · still live
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Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£51,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2127 (73% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £51,900, and Siemens Energy is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
A Snapshot of Your Day
Join us as a Primary Equipment Senior Project Engineer in our Grid Technology Solutions team in Manchester, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high voltage primary work packages above 132kV. Imagine being at the forefront of connecting clean and renewable energy sources, such as Offshore Wind Farms, to national grids. You will coordinate engineering work packages, ensuring they meet safety, quality, performance, and budget requirements. Your expertise will guide the preparation of offers and project management delivery, making a significant impact on our mission to create a sustainable energy future.
How You’ll Make An Impact
Join us as a Primary Equipment Senior Project Engineer in our Grid Technology Solutions team in Manchester, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high voltage primary work packages above 132kV. Imagine being at the forefront of connecting clean and renewable energy sources, such as Offshore Wind Farms, to national grids. You will coordinate engineering work packages, ensuring they meet safety, quality, performance, and budget requirements. Your expertise will guide the preparation of offers and project management delivery, making a significant impact on our mission to create a sustainable energy future.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Accountable for delivering the ‘Primary Equipment’ project scope on budget and on schedule, ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
- Coordinate between design, test, and manufacturing functions to produce reliable electrical design and engineering packages.
- Manage the technical aspects of transmission equipment offers and order processing, collaborating closely with project management and engineering teams.
- Plan, monitor, and control project delivery, including scope definition, scheduling, costing, and quality control.
- Oversee subcontracting and manage subcontract packages, ensuring effective communication and coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
- A completed university degree in electrical engineering, electrical power engineering, or a related field, with a standard duration of over 3 years.
- Approximately 5 years of experience in high voltage transmission equipment and auxiliary systems, with a proven track record in project management.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications and project management tools.
- Business fluent communication in English; German language skills are a plus.
- Intercultural experience and a willingness to travel for business as needed.
About The Team
At Siemens Energy, our Grid Technology Division is dedicated to driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions for large-scale renewable projects. We focus on digitization, decarbonization, grid stability, and electrification, providing a broad portfolio of products, systems, and services. Our team is passionate about transferring energy efficiently and environmentally friendly, and we are committed to making a difference in the energy landscape.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and compassion. Our combined creative energy is fueled by at least 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society. All of society.
Rewards/Benefits
Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary and annual bonus. We celebrate the individuality of our employees and offer a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to tailor your package to suit your needs. Enjoy 26 days of holiday (increasing with service), up to a 10% pension contribution match, an excellent company share scheme, and employee discounts. We encourage open discussions about flexibility requirements to promote agile working and innovation.
At Siemens Energy, our Grid Technology Division is dedicated to driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions for large-scale renewable projects. We focus on digitization, decarbonization, grid stability, and electrification, providing a broad portfolio of products, systems, and services. Our team is passionate about transferring energy efficiently and environmentally friendly, and we are committed to making a difference in the energy landscape.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and compassion. Our combined creative energy is fueled by at least 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society. All of society.
Rewards/Benefits
Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary and annual bonus. We celebrate the individuality of our employees and offer a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to tailor your package to suit your needs. Enjoy 26 days of holiday (increasing with service), up to a 10% pension contribution match, an excellent company share scheme, and employee discounts. We encourage open discussions about flexibility requirements to promote agile working and innovation.
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Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2127 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~62k in sampleP25 £43kP75 £67k
£36kmedian £53kgoing rate £52k£67k
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2127 going rate of £51,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.