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Electrical Utilities Engineer

Port of Dover6 open roles

Pay
£300,000 a year
Where
Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
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Port of Dover median: 15 days open

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Job Description

The Port of Dover is Europe’s busiest ferry port and a critical gateway for UK trade and travel. We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer (Utilities) to take ownership of our High Voltage (11kV) and Low Voltage electrical infrastructure, ensuring safe, compliant and reliable operation across this nationally important operation. This is a rare opportunity to become the technical lead and Authorised Person (HV) for an extensive electrical asset portfolio, while driving maintenance excellence, asset renewal programmes and continuous improvement projects that directly support operational resilience.

What You'll Be Doing You will be responsible for the operation, maintenance and lifecycle management of the Port's HV and LV electrical infrastructure, including:

  • High Voltage (11kV) substations, switchgear, protection systems and cabling
  • Low Voltage distribution systems and protection infrastructure
  • Utilities control systems, motors and drives
  • Electrical asset maintenance and performance management
  • Fault diagnosis, root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Asset replacement and improvement projects
  • Technical assurance, design reviews and commissioning activities

You will act as the Port's Subject Matter Expert for HV and primary LV assets, leading complex switching operations, contractor management and ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, standards and safe systems of work.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and manage an electrical asset portfolio valued at approximately £8m
  • Develop and maintain robust planned preventative maintenance (PPM) strategies
  • Deliver an annual maintenance budget of approximately £300k
  • Lead fault-finding investigations and restoration activities following asset failures
  • Develop and implement asset lifecycle replacement plans
  • Deliver small works replacement and improvement projects valued at circa £300k annually
  • Act as the HV Authorised Person, preparing and issuing safety documentation and overseeing switching activities
  • Support the successful delivery of major HV and LV capital projects across the Port
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, safety and operational performance
  • Manage and supervise specialist contractors to ensure safe and effective delivery of works

What We're Looking For Essential

  • Time-served Electrical Engineer through apprenticeship or technical college route
  • HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
  • Extensive experience operating and maintaining 11kV High Voltage and Low Voltage systems
  • Current or previous HV Authorised Person certification
  • Strong fault-finding experience across HV and LV distribution systems
  • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification (BS 7671)
  • Experience managing electrical maintenance programmes and budgets
  • Experience delivering asset replacement, refurbishment or small works projects
  • Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation
  • Competent user of Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Experience with LV standby generators up to 1MVA
  • Experience within ports, utilities, infrastructure, industrial or heavy engineering environments

What success looks like

  • Safe and compliant operation of all HV and LV electrical assets
  • High levels of asset reliability and availability
  • Successful delivery of maintenance and project budgets
  • Effective management of lifecycle replacement programmes
  • Continuous improvements in safety, performance and operational resilience
  • Trusted technical leadership across the business

Why Join the Port of Dover? At the Port of Dover, you'll play a vital role in maintaining infrastructure that keeps people, goods and businesses moving. You'll join a team committed to safety, innovation and operational excellence while working on diverse assets and projects that make a real impact every day.

Hours of work: Monday – Friday 37.5hrs per week

Salary: IRO £52k

Benefits

  • 5 weeks annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata)
  • Generous contributory pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus scheme
  • Private Health Care
  • Life assurance
  • Employee assistance programme
  • 3rd party discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Benefits and reward platform
  • Free Parking
  • Employee volunteering scheme

All offers of employment are subject to us obtaining satisfactory references (covering all education, training, employment and unemployment in the preceding 5 years) and there will be a pre-employment medical including a Drug and Alcohol test. We need to satisfy your Right to Work in the UK.

Please be aware that all employees will be subject to background security checks in order to obtain a Dock Pass.

We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone is looking after each other and respected, included and able to perform at their best.

All applications are reviewed by our team — we do not use AI for screening. Closing date: 16 November 2026 at 5pm

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