Electrical Lead (UK Based)
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Lead to provide technical leadership, hands-on expertise, and project oversight within our rail manufacturing environment. This role combines electrical design input, project management responsibility, and practical electrical work, including the repair and calibration of safety-critical equipment.
You will manage and mentor one electrical team member, while remaining actively involved in day-to-day electrical tasks and supporting project delivery from design through to completion.
What we are looking for
- Electrical & Track Design Support: Contribute to and review electrical and system designs, with a strong understanding of track design interfaces, rail standards, and how electrical systems integrate within the wider rail infrastructure.
- Technical Authority & Compliance: Act as the main point of contact for technical queries, ensuring compliance with BS 7671, CDM 2015, and relevant rail and manufacturing standards.
- Documentation & Quality Control: Review, update, and sign off electrical designs, test results, risk assessments, and technical documentation, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
- Project Management: Manage and deliver minor electrical projects, including planning, scheduling, cost estimation, and progress reporting, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
- Hands-On Electrical Work: Take a proactive, hands-on role in Cabinet wiring, repair, testing, commissioning, and calibration of electrical and safetycritical rail equipment.
- Technical & Team Leadership: Provide day-to-day supervision, mentoring, and technical guidance to one electrical engineer/technician, ensuring high standards of workmanship and compliance.
- Resource & Stock Management: Order materials, manage stock levels, and coordinate maintenance activities to support manufacturing and project requirements.
What to bring
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of electrical systems including power distribution and control systems. Ability to read, interpret, and contribute to electrical and system designs, with awareness of track design requirements
- Previous leadership experience in a manufacturing or technical environment is preferred but not mandatory; however, strong organisational skills are essential for success in this role.
- Qualifications: HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- Certifications: SMSTS or SSSTS (highly desirable)
- Familiarity with CAD software such as AutoCAD, Revit, MicroStation or SolidWorks
- Experience with surface mount technology (SMT), soldering techniques, debugging electronic circuits, and signal processing is highly desirable.
- Personal Attributes: Hands-on, detail-oriented, and safety-focused. Strong problem-solving, communication, and organisational skills. Comfortable balancing leadership, design input, and practical work
What we offer you
- As a family business, work-life balance is not just an empty phrase for us. We support our employees in the balancing act between private/family life and work, e.g. in the form of flexible working hours and mobile working
- Work on safety-critical rail projects with real-world impact
- We promote your personal and professional development.
- Be part of a stable, family-owned international business
- Enjoy a varied role combining design, leadership, and hands-on engineering
- Opportunity to grow with the company and influence future projects
- We stand for our values: responsibility, customer orientation, trust, independence and innovation.
