Electrical Engineering Manager; Hands

Electrical Engineering Manager (Hands on)

Surrey, UK

Permanent

Ideally 4 days per week onsite

£Competitive salary plus attractive benefits

ARCA Resourcing is proud to partner with an innovative technology company operating at the forefront of clean energy and advanced power systems. This is a fantastic opportunity for an Electrical Engineering Manager who wishes to remain hands on technical, or a Lead Engineer seeking to step into a hands‑on technical management position. You will lead a highly skilled electrical engineering function delivering cutting‑edge projects within a fast‑paced engineering environment.

As Electrical Engineering Manager, you will lead and develop the Electrical Engineering Team, ensuring the successful delivery of electrical systems across multiple engineering projects. You will oversee resource planning, technical delivery, quality standards, and engineering governance while remaining actively involved in system architecture, design, integration, and verification activities.

Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering and scientific teams, you’ll contribute to the development of highly innovative technologies in an environment that encourages technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Lead, manage, and support the Electrical Engineering Team
• Define team scope, responsibilities, processes, and engineering standards
• Ensure engineering capability and skills are aligned with business requirements
• Ensure compliance with all health & safety requirements and engineering best practice
• Lead electrical engineering developments and project deliverables
• Capture requirements and define system-level electrical architectures
• Undertake system trade studies and electrical design decisions
• Develop single line diagrams, wiring schematics, and detailed electrical designs
• Produce technical specifications for electrical components, motors, transformers, wiring, and circuit protection
• Generate technical documentation for internal teams and external contractors
• Produce design documentation suitable for manufacturing and integration
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure successful system integration

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Extensive experience in electrical system design, instrumentation, and control panel design
• Schematic design
• Strong leadership experience within an engineering environment
• Detailed knowledge of BS7671:2018
• Experience designing systems compliant with EN 60204
• Experience with PLC systems, particularly Siemens hardware and software
• Strong practical fault‑finding and electrical hardware design capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, innovative engineering environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and engineering documentation practice

• Functional safety experience and experience working within or designing for hazardous area / ATEX environments

• Lead a talented engineering team within an exciting high‑growth technology sector
• Work on pioneering clean energy and advanced power technologies
• Influence major engineering projects from concept through to deployment
• Collaborative and innovative culture with strong technical focus
• Excellent long‑term career progression opportunities