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Principal Authorising Engineer

CRG TECBirmingham, West Midlands🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 3 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Step into a leadership role where you define electrical safety standards across critical infrastructure, leveraging your expertise as a technical authority with significant strategic influence. This hybrid position offers excellent growth potential and the opportunity to make a substantial impact, making it ideal for experienced Senior Authorised Persons or Authorising Engineers seeking to elevate their careers. Take advantage of this compelling opportunity to shape safety protocols and advance your technical leadership.

Quick Overview

Salary
£75k/yr
Work Type
Remote
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Leader

Job Description

Principal / Authorising Engineer (Electrical)

UK-Wide Remote with Travel
£75,000 + Benefits

Step out of operations & into technical authority.

If youre currently operating as a Senior Authorised Person or Authorising Engineer within an NHS Trust, MOD environment or FM provider, this is the opportunity to step into a position where you define electrical safety standards not just work within them.

This role combines the scope of a Principal Authorising Engineer with the flexibility and exposure of a multi-site Authorising position, giving you both strategic influence and broad technical reach across critical infrastructure environments. You will play a key role in maintaining operational safety standards, supporting succession planning, and acting as the focal point for all electrical safety matters within the business.

Youll operate as a key technical authority across a portfolio of NHS & MOD sites, ensuring Safe Systems of Work are compliant, robust, and consistently applied.

Responsibilities:

  • Undertaking technical compliance audits & reporting on non-compliance across sites.
  • Assessing, developing & recommending engineers for Authorised Person (AP) appointments.
  • Providing assurance that site-level operations align with approved SSoW through audits & competency assessments.
  • Evaluating competence, training & experience of APs & supporting ongoing development.
  • Providing technical assurance across HV/LV systems to maintain safe system of work (SSoW) compliance.
  • Implementing, auditing & monitoring SSoW aligned to statutory electrical regulations.
  • Acting as the technical interface between senior management & client teams on all electrical safety matters.

Requirements:

  • Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (IHEEM).
  • Strong background within NHS, MOD, FM or similar regulated environments.
  • Proven experience as an Authorising Engineer or a Senior Authorised Person stepping up.

Benefits:

  • Step into real authority with operationat Principal / AE level with business-wide influence
  • Autonomous role within a structured environment & further career progression
  • Strategy over reactivity with afocus on compliance, audits & prevention rather than day-to-day firefighting
  • 26days holiday + bank holidays
  • Private healthcare
  • Life insurance 4x salary
  • Enhanced company pension scheme

If interested, get in touch & apply below or call Callum on 07398866141.


Skills

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