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Electrical engineer CV: example and template

This example is for electrical engineers in the energy departments of industrial plants, at power distribution companies, contractors and investment supervision, and for electrical engineering graduates.

The employer wants to know which network and equipment you are responsible for, which investments you run, how you look after energy costs and safety and which licences you hold. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: electrical engineer

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Joanna Kaczmarek

Electrical engineer, energy department

Plock +48 123 456 789 joanna.kaczmarek@example.com

Professional profile

Electrical engineer with 9 years of experience in the chemical industry, the last 5 in a plant's energy department. I am responsible for the plant's power network with 12 medium voltage substations, prepare and supervise power investments, analyse energy use and work with the grid operator. After upgrading reactive power compensation, the plant saves around PLN 300,000 a year.

Work experience

Electrical engineer, energy department

03.2021 - present

Chemical industry plant, Plock

  • Plant power network with 12 medium voltage substations.
  • Preparing and supervising power investments.
  • Reactive power compensation, savings of around PLN 300,000 a year.
  • Energy use analysis and work with the grid operator.
  • Operating instructions and supervising work in explosion hazard zones.

Electrical engineer, contracting

07.2016 - 02.2021

Network and substation contractor, Warsaw

  • Building transformer substations.
  • Handovers and tests.
  • Contact with the investor.

Education

Master's degree, electrical engineering

2011 - 2016

Warsaw University of Technology

Skills

  • Medium voltage networks and substations
  • Preparing and supervising investments
  • Reactive power compensation
  • Energy use and cost analysis
  • Equipment in explosion hazard zones
  • Regulations and operating instructions

Licences

  • SEP qualification certificate, supervision above 1 kV
  • Building licence to manage works on electrical networks and installations
  • Equipment in explosion hazard zones training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an electrical engineer CV

Professional summary

Write which industry you work in, which network and equipment you are responsible for and which projects you run. Add a result, for example energy savings. The employer is looking for an engineer who will ensure a safe and cheap power supply and take an investment from idea to handover.

Electrical engineer with 4 years of experience at a network and substation contractor. I build transformer substations, run handovers and tests and keep in contact with the investor. I am looking for work in a plant's energy department.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the network, substations, investments, energy analyses, work with the grid operator and safety. Show results in numbers. Add licences with their voltage and scope. Also say whether you work with equipment in explosion hazard zones.

Weaker: Power supply.

Better: Plant power network with 12 medium voltage substations.

Weaker: Investments.

Better: Preparing and supervising power investments.

Weaker: Savings.

Better: Reactive power compensation, savings of around PLN 300,000 a year.

Skills worth listing

List networks and substations, investments, compensation, energy analyses, explosion hazard zones and regulations. In your soft skills show responsibility, planning and working with contractors.

Professional skills

  • MV networks
  • Transformer substations
  • Investments
  • Power compensation
  • Energy analysis
  • Explosion hazard zones

Personal skills

  • Responsibility
  • Planning
  • Working with contractors
  • Decisiveness
  • Communication

Licences

List SEP certificates with their voltage and scope, building licences and industry training. Licences above 1 kV are the basis in industrial power engineering.

First job as an electrical engineer

After university, describe your placements, thesis project and licences you can get straight away. Contracting or a plant's energy department is a good start.

Add SEP licences. Without them it is hard to supervise equipment, even as an engineer.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An industrial plant looks for power supply and energy costs, a distribution company for networks and connections, and a contractor for building substations and handovers. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an electrical engineer CV

Questions and answers

What should an electrical engineer put on a CV?

The industry, network, equipment, investments, energy analyses, licences and results.

Which licences matter?

SEP certificates, often above 1 kV, and for investments building licences too.

Which results are worth giving?

Energy savings, investments on time and within budget and fewer power outages.

How is an electrical engineer different from a designer?

A designer prepares documents, while an electrical engineer at a plant is responsible for the network and equipment working.

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