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Senior Project Engineer - Primary

Join Siemens Energy in Manchester as a Senior Project Engineer focusing on high voltage primary equipment projects. Lead engineering coordination, ensure safety and quality, and manage project delivery. Benefit from flexible working, a competitive salary, and a strong pension scheme while contributing to renewable energy integration.

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Join us as a Primary Equipment Senior Project Engineer in our Grid Technology Solutions team in Manchester, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high voltage primary work packages above 132kV. Imagine being at the forefront of connecting clean and renewable energy sources, such as Offshore Wind Farms, to national grids. You will coordinate engineering work packages, ensuring they meet safety, quality, performance, and budget requirements. Your expertise will guide the preparation of offers and project management delivery, making a significant impact on our mission to create a sustainable energy future.

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Accountable for delivering the 'Primary Equipment' project scope on budget and on schedule, ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
  • Coordinate between design, test, and manufacturing functions to produce reliable electrical design and engineering packages.
  • Manage the technical aspects of transmission equipment offers and order processing, collaborating closely with project management and engineering teams.
  • Plan, monitor, and control project delivery, including scope definition, scheduling, costing, and quality control.
  • Oversee subcontracting and manage subcontract packages, ensuring effective communication and coordination throughout the project lifecycle.

What You Bring

  • A completed university degree in electrical engineering, electrical power engineering, or a related field, with a standard duration of over 3 years.
  • Approximately 5 years of experience in high voltage transmission equipment and auxiliary systems, with a proven track record in project management.
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications and project management tools.
  • Business fluent communication in English; German language skills are a plus.
  • Intercultural experience and a willingness to travel for business as needed.

About the Team

At Siemens Energy, our Grid Technology Division is dedicated to driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions for large-scale renewable projects. We focus on digitization, decarbonization, grid stability, and electrification, providing a broad portfolio of products, systems, and services. Our team is passionate about transferring energy efficiently and environmentally friendly, and we are committed to making a difference in the energy landscape.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and compassion. Our combined creative energy is fueled by at least 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character-no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society. All of society.

Rewards/Benefits

Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary and annual bonus. We celebrate the individuality of our employees and offer a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to tailor your package to suit your needs. Enjoy 26 days of holiday (increasing with service), up to a 10% pension contribution match, an excellent company share scheme, and employee discounts. We encourage open discussions about flexibility requirements to promote agile working and innovation.

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£55,000–72,600 annually
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About this role

Posted
13 Aug 2026
Updated
13 Aug 2026
Job type
Full time
Workplace
Flexible
Working hours
UTC+00:00
Experience
Approximately 5 years

About Siemens Energy

Company Overview

Name

Siemens Energy AG

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

2020

Size

Approximately 103,000 employees worldwide (source: siemens-energy.com). Revenue of 39.077 billion in fiscal year 2025 (source: siemens-energy.com).

What They Do

Siemens Energy is a global energy technology company covering nearly the entire value chain of energy, from power and heat generation to transmission and storage (source: siemens-energy.com). The company offers a broad portfolio of products and services, including gas and steam turbines, generators, transformers, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, grid technologies, as well as industrial electrification and decarbonization solutions (source: siemens-energy.com). Its main business areas include Gas Services, Grid Technologies, Transformation of Industry, and Siemens Gamesa, which holds a significant position in the wind energy sector (source: siemens-energy.com). Siemens Energy serves utilities, grid operators, industrial companies, power producers, and infrastructure developers worldwide and estimates that about one-sixth of global power generation is based on its technologies (source: siemens-energy.com).

Projects & Track Record

In recent years, Siemens Energy has completed numerous significant projects, including the construction of an offshore converter system connecting North Sea wind farms to the German power grid in collaboration with Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables for 50Hertz (source: reuters.com). In June 2026, it secured a 2-GW offshore contract for the North Sea Connector 2 project from 50Hertz (source: energynews.pro). Another major project is the 2-GW HVDC link Eastern Green Link 4 between Scotland and England, with a contract value of around 3 billion pounds, scheduled for completion by 2033 (source: energynews.pro). In the steam turbine sector, Siemens Energy is delivering 20 turbines with a total capacity of 1 GW for AI data centers in cooperation with Babcock & Wilcox (source: finance.yahoo.com). Additionally, the company supplies Petrobras with energy and gas compression systems for FPSO units in Brazilian offshore fields (source: finance.yahoo.com).

Outside Europe, Siemens Energy is involved in Oman with the delivery and maintenance of equipment for two 2.6-GW gas power plants in Misfah and Duqm (source: energynews.pro). In the USA, two energy projects totaling 2 GW were agreed upon in 2025 with Fermi America in connection with a private 11-GW AI energy campus (source: energynews.pro).

Recent Developments

In 2026, Siemens Energy significantly improved its order intake, especially in Gas Services, where 102 gas turbines were booked in the first quarter and 12 GW were converted from existing reservation agreements, with an additional 12 GW of new reservations (source: siemens-energy.com). The revenue forecast for fiscal year 2026 was raised from 11-13% to 14-16%, and the profit margin before special items was increased to 10-12%, reflecting strong demand and solid execution (source: siemens-energy.com). Furthermore, Siemens Energy is investing 1 billion USD in North America, creating highly skilled jobs to further expand its manufacturing and industrial presence (source: siemens-energy.com).

Working There

Siemens Energy offers a wide range of career opportunities in fields such as engineering, manufacturing, project management, service, digitalization, sales, finance, human resources, and supply chain management (source: siemens-energy.com). The corporate culture is shaped by a global presence in over 90 countries with approximately 21,200 production sites, offering diverse opportunities in project-driven and production-intensive roles (source: siemens-energy.com). Key recruitment locations include the headquarters in Munich as well as Orlando, Florida, USA (source: siemens-energy.com). Desired qualifications include mechanical and electrical engineering, energy systems, control technology, software development, manufacturing, project management, field service, procurement, and industrial operations (source: siemens-energy.com).

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