Principal Solar/ Electrical Engineer at AECOM · Edinburgh

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Join Our Growing Energy Team

We are looking for a Principal Solar Electrical Engineer to join our growing Energy team, working on a diverse range of solar projects. This role offers the opportunity to be based in any of our offices across Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, London, or Perth, while benefiting from our flexible hybrid working model.

Spanning utility-scale and distributed generation projects, our solar energy solutions are designed to maximise efficiency and minimise environmental impact. We help clients achieve their clean energy goals through innovative design, permitting, and construction services.

The successful candidate will join our project teams to deliver a range of feasibility, design, and technical advisory services. You will work on commercial-scale rooftop, carport, floating, and ground-mounted solar PV projects, including design services for some of the UK's largest Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), as well as projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Many of these projects also incorporate battery energy storage systems.

Ready to take the next step in your solar energy career? Want to further your career within one of the UK's leading consultancies?

Join us. Make a difference. Build a better world.

Here's What You Will Do

• Design solar PV systems using PVSol, PVSyst, PVCase, and other industry-standard PV design software.
• Support projects by producing design layouts, system specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports.
• Conduct technical site surveys across the UK.
• Attend client meetings, build strong relationships, and help develop effective technical solutions.
• Support the commercial team in the preparation of technical submissions and tender documentation.
• Uphold a robust health and safety culture across the business.
• Maintain knowledge of the latest electrical standards, codes, and industry best practices.
• Demonstrate technical excellence and pride in delivering high-quality project outcomes.
• Apply BS 7671 Wiring Regulations and the IET Code of Practice for Solar PV Installations throughout project delivery.

Why Join AECOM?

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career with a globally respected consultancy. At AECOM, you'll be supported by industry-leading experts, given access to cutting-edge tools and technologies, and encouraged to grow within a company that puts people first.

Join a team that is helping to shape the future of renewable energy while delivering meaningful projects that make a lasting impact.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits, here is what we are looking for:

Education

• Degree or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status (or actively working towards chartership) through a relevant professional institution.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in the design, specification, and/or construction of solar PV projects, gained within a consultancy, EPC contractor, or developer environment.
• Strong understanding of solar PV systems and associated electrical infrastructure.
• Ability to prepare high-quality technical reports, specifications, and client-facing documentation.
• Knowledge of applicable industry standards, regulations, and best practices relating to solar PV installations.
• Experience leading project teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and provide technical leadership.
• Experience reviewing and approving engineering designs and deliverables.

Additional Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites, including remote locations.
• Highly motivated and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong attention to detail, with a diligent and proactive approach to project delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.