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Senior Electrical Engineer at Lunar Energy

UKFull-timeOperationsPosted about 1 month ago
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About the Role

<p>Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy—making our electricity greener, our air cleaner and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We’re a fast-growing, global company building the world’s best clean energy products to electrify all homes and connect communities to form clean, resilient virtual power plants.</p> <p>We are now seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Supervisor to join our UK Customer Support &amp; Engineering team in our London office. In this role, you’ll carry out on-site work (consisting of maintenance jobs) while ensuring exceptional quality of work by our Subcontractors’.&nbsp;</p> <p>Further, you will offer electrical installation expertise across the business and specifically to the Engineering team in delivering new products and services. You’ll also play a key role in shaping installation processes for new products, supporting engineering teams, and upholding the highest standards in safety and compliance.</p> <p>This is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly scaling clean-tech company where you will directly influence field operations, improve processes, and pioneer installation approaches for next-generation energy technologies. If you thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy innovating, and love working with technical products, we’d love to hear from you.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Site visits: Lead on-the-road hardware maintenance and own responsibilities related to the company vehicle.</li> <li>Lab &amp; maintenance work: Lead electrical planning and maintenance in the lab, including the rooftop solar setup, working alongside the Test Engineer.</li> <li>Safety &amp; quality management: Foster a safety culture, conduct inspections, and ensure all equipment is correctly installed and protected.</li> <li>Audits: Develop, document, and roll out a new auditing process across the subcontractor network.</li> <li>Accreditations: Will to achieve NICEIC/NAPIT accreditation and sign off all completed work, notifying relevant bodies as necessary.</li> <li>Lead new product testing (Installation side): Lead the testing and design of installation processes for all new products with the Engineering Team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Significant experience working on electrical installations</li> <li>Competence working with: <ul> <li>3-phase systems</li> <li>Solar PV systems</li> <li>EVCP Installations</li> <li>AC and DC wiring systems</li> <li>Battery storage systems</li> <li>Communication systems</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills &amp; Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Electrical Installation experience (Min 5 years)</li> <li>Previous experience as a Qualified supervisor with an awarding organisation such as NICEIC, NAPIT or Similar (minimum 2 years experience)</li> <li>Experience working to Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) standards</li> <li>Ability to develop and produce safe systems of work and associated RAMS</li> <li>Experience installing, commission and fault finding Electric Vehicle Charge Points (EVCPs)</li> <li>Understanding of battery charging profiles and multi-stage charging mechanics</li> <li>Hands-on experience in installing some or all of the following products / manufacturers: Victron, Pylontech, BYD, Alfen, Varta, Alpha</li> <li>Experience with Sales force or similar CRM</li> <li>Ability to interrogate online system data and proactively identify faults within a fleet of connected devices</li> <li>An understanding of energy import/export and G98/99/100 requirements</li> <li>Experience in the installation, commissioning, and fault-finding of serial communication networks, such as CAN bus and RS485/Modbus&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong attention to detail, commitment to safety and quality, and eagerness to grow technical capability</li> <li>Ability to think outside the box and to develop solutions to complex problems</li> <li>Flexibility in working hours and ability to travel across the UK</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills &amp; Certifications:</strong></p> <p><strong>Core competency</strong></p> <ul> <li>JIB Gold Card - NVQ3</li> <li>City &amp; Guilds 2365 Level 3 Course (Diploma in Electrical Installation) or equivalent</li> <li>Ongoing &amp; Active CPD log</li> </ul> <p><strong>Wiring Regulations</strong></p> <ul> <li>City &amp; Guilds 2382-26 (Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (Ideally to latest amendment)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Inspection and testing</strong></p> <ul> <li>City &amp; Guilds 2391-52 (Level 3 Award in Initial Verification and Periodic Inspection and Testing) or equivalent&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Health and Safety</strong></p> <ul> <li>Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) Qualification or similar</li> <li>CDM Overview (or equivalent awareness)</li> <li>Working at Height</li> <li>Manual Handling</li> <li>Asbestos awareness</li> <li>First Aid Training</li> </ul> <p><strong>Role specific</strong></p> <ul> <li>Level 3 Award in the Installation and Maintenance of Small-Scale Solar PV Systems</li> <li>Level 3 Award in the Design, Installation and Commissioning of Small Electrical Energy Storage System&nbsp;</li> <li>Inverter/battery manufacturer specific training</li> </ul> <p><strong>Joining us gives you:-</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive Salary and stock options package</li> <li>Private Medical Insurance scheme through BUPA (medical history disregarded);</li> <li>A wellbeing and lifestyle benefits plan through Medicash</li> <li>Enhanced Pension contributions: employer contributions matching 5%</li> <li>A budget for work related training of £1,000 per financial year and an allowance of 4 training days</li> <li>Cycle To Work scheme and Workplace Nursery benefit</li> <li>Access to Spill - Mental Health Support platform</li> <li>Enhanced Maternity + Paternity Pay</li> <li>25 days annual holiday entitlement + 8 Bank Holidays</li> <li>Flexible start and finish times, fully remote working or hybrid depending on preferences</li> </ul> <p>Location:&nbsp;You will work from our London office (located close to Spitalfields Market) at least one day a week,<strong> </strong><strong>and will be expected to travel across the UK as and when needed</strong></p> <p>We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.</p>