Job Description

Electrical Services Engineer in Plymouth, Devon

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Location

Plymouth, Devon

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Contract

ARM are recruiting a Residential Electrical Engineer to support a major project at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Reporting to the Lead Construction Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and assuring the quality of electrical installation and commissioning activities throughout the construction lifecycle.

Your primary focus will be electrical works within facilities supporting submarine refit operations, ensuring compliance with scope, standards, and safety regulations.

Key responsibilities:

  • Ensuring delivery of site quality through active management, advice, and on-site support

  • Witnessing installation and commissioning activities

  • Managing day-to-day planning matters alongside the Lead Construction Manager

  • Providing technical guidance to construction and project teams

  • Resolving site issues and Technical Queries within contractual timescales

  • Ensuring contractors adhere strictly to scope of works and approved change requests

  • Conducting and recording inspections in line with integrated test plans

  • Supporting problem-solving activities and developing practical technical solutions

  • Supervising and mentoring junior staff

  • Applying Learn From Experience (LfE) principles to enhance engineering best practice

  • Supporting compliance with design intent and DNSPs for nuclear-related works

  • Ensuring works meet all relevant local and national regulations and legislation

  • Supporting inspection, maintenance, and modification of dockyard assets

  • Maintaining familiarity with Facilities Engineering procedures

Essential Experience & Skills

  • Strong demonstrable experience resolving complex on-site electrical issues throughout the construction lifecycle

  • Experience providing construction-led feedback to design teams

  • Solid understanding of design, Health & Safety, and Quality procedures

  • Ability to manage works in accordance with company and departmental processes

  • Working knowledge of relevant engineering software and office applications

  • Experience supervising or mentoring junior engineers

  • Experience within nuclear-regulated facilities or high-integrity environments

Must have active SC clearance

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job reference 129116_1771326565
Date posted 17 February 2026
Sector Energy

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