Location
Stone, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time - This is a highly mobile, field-based role requiring travel across the UK. Frequent overnight stays away from home, participation in an on-call standby rota, and occasional weekend working to support customer requirements and emergency response activities are expected.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Hitachi Energy is seeking a Field Service Engineer (Electrical) to join our Grid Connections Service business. You will deliver high-quality inspection, maintenance, installation, commissioning, and emergency support services for medium-voltage electrical infrastructure across the UK. Working within a team of experienced engineers and technicians, you will support industrial and commercial customers, including many blue-chip organisations, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of switchgear, transformers, protection systems, and associated equipment up to 33kV.

Your responsibilities will include performing installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair activities on medium-voltage switchgear and transformers, supporting commissioning, testing, and energisation activities for Grid Connections projects and service contracts, and installing and commissioning protection relays, control systems, and associated control cabling. You will diagnose faults and provide technical analysis through both remote and on-site support, deliver service work safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Additional duties include completing inspection, maintenance, and service reports using approved digital systems, supporting project and service delivery by ensuring productivity, quality, and compliance targets are met, and eventual participation in a 24/7 on-call standby rota to provide rapid response support to customer network issues and outages. You will also take responsibility for the delivery, collection, and control of insulating oil in accordance with the company Oil Management System, support quotation preparation, and provide technical input into tendering processes.

Compliance with the Electrical Safety Management System, company procedures, and customer requirements is essential. Join us to help shape the future of energy by supporting the UK's transition to a more sustainable and resilient power network.

Experience
Proven experience within the power sector, service, maintenance, commissioning, or electrical distribution environments. Strong knowledge of power systems, medium-voltage switchgear, transformers, protection relays, control systems, and third-party MV products. Experience in electrical testing, commissioning, fault finding, diagnostics, and technical report writing. Knowledge of electrical infrastructure up to 33kV, including substations, protection systems, and network automation equipment is advantageous. Experience with SAP, Secondary Injection / Commissioning Testing, transformer oil handling, and site safety qualifications (CSCS, CCNSG, IPAF, or PASMA) is desirable.

About you
Qualified Electrical Engineer or Technician with a commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction. Able to work independently and as part of a team in a highly mobile, field-based environment. Willingness to participate in an on-call standby rota and occasional weekend work. Full UK Driving License is required.

Qualifications
Completed a recognised electrical switchgear and transformer maintenance course. Hold a City & Guilds 236/232, NVQ Level 3 Electrical qualification, or equivalent.