Senior Electrical Engineer

Role Overview

This one’s for an engineer who’s comfortable operating at the sharp end of complex, high-stakes technical environments. Blue Recruitment Personnel is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for a specialist shaft and mining operation in North Yorkshire, where you’ll be shaping the electrical and automation backbone of large-scale, technically demanding facilities.

Working on a 7-on/5-off, 5-on/4-off shift pattern with 31 days’ holiday (24 rostered into your days off, 7 to take freely), this role puts you at the centre of both the technical delivery and the leadership of the teams making it happen.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Planning, designing and developing electrical and automation (instrumentation and control) machinery and plant concepts within the shaft and mining sectors
• Overseeing installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of complex technical facilities and large specialist equipment
• Providing technical leadership to multinational teams and coordinating subcontractors and suppliers
• Ensuring full compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and licensing requirements
• Holding responsibility toward technical regulatory authorities
• Contributing to occupational safety concepts and carrying out technical risk analyses
• Supporting conventional and mechanised shaft sinking methods, including equipment such as winders, winches and ventilation systems, ensuring smooth operation throughout
• Collaborating closely with mechanical, mining and engineering departments, particularly around control and drive technology

What You’ll Need

• A degree in engineering — electrical, automation, or a comparable field
• Several years’ professional experience in mining, shaft construction, or related sectors such as tunnelling, specialist civil engineering, or electrical/automation engineering of specialist equipment
• Strong knowledge of the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of electrical and automation engineering systems
• Experience working with international regulations is preferred

Why This Role

• A salary of £80,000
• A structured and predictable shift pattern with genuine time off
• The chance to lead technically demanding, high-impact work in a specialist field where your expertise really counts

Location: Nunnington, York, UK

Skills required for this job:

• Automation
• Civil engineering
• Commissioning
• Control systems
• Electrical engineering
• Installation
• Instrumentation
• Mining
• Regulations
• Technical maintenance