Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer
📍 Chertsey, UK (with regular travel to Uzbekistan)
🗂️ Permanent | Process Industry | High Voltage Systems

A leading global organisation in the industrial gases and engineering sector is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support operations across key international sites. This role is UK-based (Chertsey), with frequent business travel to Uzbekistan, and is ideal for someone who thrives in a technically challenging, operational support role.
🔧 What you’ll be doing:

• Provide expert-level support for electrical systems across operational sites, with a focus on reliability, troubleshooting, and compliance.
• Lead on high-voltage systems, protection relays, large motors (induction & synchronous), VFDs, PLCs (WAGO), IEC-61850, UPSs, and inverters.
• Offer remote and on-site technical assistance for maintenance, commissioning, and safe operation of electrical systems.
• Liaise with global engineering teams to drive standards, support RCA investigations, and continuously improve plant reliability.
• Support the implementation of local electrical safety procedures, and ensure compliance with both company and regulatory standards (e.g. IEC, GOST, ATEX).

✅ What we’re looking for:

• A degree-qualified electrical engineer, ideally chartered or working towards it.
• 15+ years’ experience in industrial operations, preferably in process industries (e.g., gases, petrochemical, oil & gas, or chemicals).
• Strong technical knowledge of HV/LV equipment, motors, switchgear, condition-based monitoring and predictive maintenance methods.
• Comfortable working across cultures and countries, with excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and a solid understanding of reliability engineering.
• Language skills in Uzbek and/or Russian are a bonus.

🧠 You’ll fit if you’re:

• Self-motivated and accountable.
• Calm under pressure and able to handle remote support and site challenges.
• A clear communicator and team player who builds trust quickly across functions.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.