Electrical Engineer · On-site

Location:

Region: Walloon Region
Country: Belgium

Role:

  • Industry: Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: On-site
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/03/2026
Job Reference: 14012607

Electrical Engineer · On-site

Location: Strépy‑Bracquegnies, Belgium

Language Requirement: French (mandatory)

Sector: Renewable Energy, Green Infrastructure, Grid‑Integration Projects

Contract Type: Freelance or Permanent

 

Role Overview

The High Voltage Electrical Engineer will support the development, design, and commissioning of green energy projects, including renewable generation assets, grid‑connection infrastructure, and sustainable industrial electrification. You will work on high‑voltage systems up to 150 kV, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant integration of renewable energy into the Belgian grid.

This role directly contributes to Belgium’s energy transition and decarbonisation goals.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Engineering (HV up to 150 kV)

  • Develop and validate HV engineering studies for renewable‑connected substations and grid‑tie infrastructure
  • Produce single‑line diagrams, protection studies, cable sizing, and short‑circuit calculations
  • Specify HV equipment (transformers, GIS/AIS switchgear, disconnectors, protection relays, HV cables)
  • Support the design of grid‑connection points for solar, wind, BESS, and green industrial loads

Protection, Control & Automation

  • Configure and test protection relays for renewable‑integrated HV systems
  • Develop control‑command logic for substations connected to green assets
  • Perform FAT/SAT for protection, automation, and communication systems (IEC 61850)
  • Ensure stability, selectivity, and reliability of renewable grid‑tie protection schemes

Required Technical Skills

  • Strong expertise in HV systems up to 150 kV
  • Experience with renewable energy integration (solar, wind, BESS, green hydrogen, etc.)
  • Knowledge of AIS/GIS substations and grid‑connection infrastructure
  • Proficiency with protection relays (Siemens, ABB, Schneider, SEL)
  • Familiarity with IEC 61850 and digital substations
  • Experience with HV testing, commissioning, and switching procedures
  • Tools: ETAP, DigSilent, EPLAN, AutoCAD, or equivalent

Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or
  • Electromechanical Engineering with HV specialization

If this role is of interest to you, submit your CV below.

 

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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