Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Diamond Light Source

Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire

Salary: £51,543 to £60,108 per annum (Discretionary range to £65,675) (Inclusive of annual allowance)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 21st August 2025

Closes: 7th September 2025

Job Ref: 11685

Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire

Full time / Flexible hours considered

About Us

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth and environmental sciences.

At Diamond we are currently undertaking a major upgrade of the facility, known as Diamond-II. Diamond-II will combine a new machine and new beamlines with a comprehensive series of upgrades to optics, detectors, sample environments, sample delivery capabilities and computing, which will ultimately generate an even more brilliant light source at a higher energy.

About the Role

We now have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to lead a team providing professional electrical engineering in delivering projects related to the technical systems of the Diamond facility.

Further responsibilities will include:

• Taking a pro-active lead in the delivery of electrical aspects of a range of Diamond projects, providing creative, innovative and adaptive solutions to meet project requirements
• Interpreting scientific requirements; negotiating and agreeing specifications with science, producing and monitoring project plans for successful and effective implementation.
• Preparing budget submissions, taking budget responsibility and signing powers as required.
• Producing layouts, designing concepts and calculations in support of designs to ensure equipment functions safely and to the required specification.
• Performing risk assessments and implementing control measures, to ensure safe design and performance of equipment.

About You

You are a skilled and experienced Electrical Engineer, with an Engineering degree or significant equivalent experience.

You will demonstrate:

• Previous responsibility for electrical aspects of large scale, multi-disciplined projects, completing specifications and managing to time, cost and quality.
• Experience in the procurement, installation and commissioning of multi-disciplined engineering systems.
• Experience in people leadership.
• Experience in management of Electrical safety in design, installation and operation.
• Experience of PLC based systems, sensors, field instrumentation, ultra-high vacuum, communications, and control systems.
• Excellent understanding of electrical engineering drawings.
• Understanding of the causes of electrical interference and countermeasures.

Benefits

Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 26 days annual leave plus Christmas closure, public holidays, 2 annual volunteering days and flexible working hours. We also offer an excellent defined benefit pension scheme. Staff also have access to a range of amenities on site including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant and sports and leisure facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable.

This role qualifies for a non-pensionable allowance of £3,000 per annum.

To Apply

Please use the online application process to apply and tell us why you believe you are suitable for this role.

The closing date for applications is 7th September