Project Lead Engineer

• Provide technical oversight and assurance across all project phases: development, FEED, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and handover to O&M.
• Review, coordinate, and assure discipline specific engineering deliverables produced by EPCs, OEMs, and consultants.
• Ensure compliance with discipline specific standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements, in line with Centrica Power governance.
• Identify, assess, and manage technical risks and deviations from standards, ensuring appropriate mitigation and governance.

This role directly contributes to the development of low-carbon energy assets, including solar, battery storage, and gas peaking plants, supporting the UK and Ireland's transition to a greener, fairer energy system.

• Strong technical knowledge in either mechanical or electrical engineering systems associated with utility‑scale energy assets (e.g. turbomachinery, balance of plant, HV/LV systems, protection & control, grid interfaces).
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience delivering utility-scale power generation or renewable energy projects from a mechanical or electrical engineering background.
• Experience operating in a lead engineering role on complex infrastructure projects.

We offer a total rewards package designed to support you and your family financially, physically, and emotionally. Benefits include flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it. Specific compensation details are not provided.

Centrica Energy is a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet, with a mission to create an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels and to ignite positive change in communities. We make, store, move, sell, and mend energy, operating a diverse portfolio including nuclear, renewable generation, gas peaking plants, and battery storage.