Principal Operations and Maintenance Engineer - Transmission Assets

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29.10.2026

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What does the job involve?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the evolving Equinor O&M team at the Greater Wash hub in Great Yarmouth.

As Principal Transmission Asset (PTA) Engineer, you will have full accountability for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Assets. The PTA Engineer will also perform the role as Contract Responsible for the Operations, Maintenance and Service Agreement (OMSA) with the Transmission Assets owner (The OFTO) and drive asset availability to meet OMSA contractual availability targets.

The Principal Transmission Asset engineer will own the maintenance program for the Onshore and Offshore Substations and Onshore and Offshore Export Cables. Essential deliveries include regular OFTO interface, providing status and update reports and chairing monthly meetings. In addition, the PTA Engineer will also provide Joint Venture reports, business cases to support modifications and changes to the plant, apparatus, and maintenance programs. Attendance at Board of Director Consulting forums. Board Meeting attendance for presentation of updates and decisions where required.

The Sheringham Shoal Transmission assets have been in service for 15 years, so this is an exciting time to join and established and consistent team, maturing Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm for the future.

In addition to roles and responsibilities on Sheringham Shoal, you will become trained on Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm OFTO assets and development competence to support routine maintenance, troubleshooting, fault investigations and outage support across the 2 OFTO assets.

The role will be based onshore, Mon-Fri. in Great Yarmouth, based on the Equinor Hybrid Working Policy. The PTA Engineers are expected to join the on-call Senior Authorised Person rota, 1 week in 4.

The PTA Engineers are expected to travel to onshore substations (Salle, Necton) and offshore where they will provide Area Responsible cover and Senior Authorised Person duties as competence develops. The Offshore element is expected to be approx. 30 days per annum, via CTV or SOV.

What will my tasks be?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

• Accountable for HSE case handling for OFTO assets, driving HSE performance improvements, sharing lessons learnt and action follow up and close out in Equinor HSE reporting system.
• Attending onshore, offshore Substations and affected land sites as required to oversee maintenance delivery in role as SAP, AP or Area Responsible.
• Accountable for OFTO Asset Technical Integrity and reporting the status.
• Accountable for the Operations Plan (12month) delivery in accordance with Budget.
• Accountable for preparing OFTO Asset budget annually with a 3-year view.
• Performing Local Representative role for HV Safety Rules (with sufficient training).
• Integrate best practice and knowledge sharing within other Business Areas within the organization – including lessons learned.
• Investigate and support performance losses of the asset, produce recommendations for short- and long-term improvements and modifications.
• Review and QA maintenance data and history within SAP in accordance with ARIS Manage Maintenance Processes.
• Collaborate with other PTA system owners to increase competence and share learning across Sheringham Shoal, Dudgeon, and other Business Units in Equinor.
• Author, of Work Requirements, Procedures, System Operation manuals.
• Accountable for compliance with regulatory requirements (Crown Estate, MMO License etc.) with support from required competence.
• Attend risk analysis, procedure reviews and audits as requested.

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• A Role Model for Safety and Compliance, leading by example and driving safety performance improvements across the OFTO O&M delivery.
• Flexibility is necessary. On occasion, unplanned and unforeseen events will require full attention, such as actual of imminent unplanned transmission asset trips, and these will need to be prioritised.
• Minimum ONC/HNC Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering or Equivalent.
• Senior Authorised Person at minimum 132kV or demonstrating sufficient knowledge, training, and skills to achieve this in a short time frame.
• Knowledge of HV protection schemes, discrimination, ancillary plant and apparatus such as Fire and Gas systems, SCADA, UPS, LV circuits, Emergency Generators.
• SF6 Handling Qualifications.
• NEBOSH/IOSH.
• Partial Discharge Inspection.

Please note that recent changes to the UK immigration rules have tightened the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you require Equinor UK to act as a sponsor in order to undertake this role, please note Equinor UK cannot guarantee that the role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If, following assessment against the applicable Home Office requirements (including skill and salary thresholds, and any role‑specific lists), it is determined that Equinor UK is not able to sponsor this role, any conditional offer of employment may be withdrawn. This does not affect candidates who already have the right to work in the UK, without the need for visa sponsorship from Equinor UK. 

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer:

Not just a job - a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status. 

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs. 

We also believe everyone should be paid fairly and consistently for their contribution to our collective success.  To ensure fairness and transparency, positions at Equinor are evaluated using our global job architecture based on the position’s responsibilities, complexity, and impact, and regularly reviewed to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?