Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer

Company: Matchtech
Apply for the Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer
Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead electrical design activities within a multi-disciplinary water team, delivering outline to detailed electrical, instrumentation and control designs for UK water-assets. You’ll collaborate across disciplines to meet schedules and client needs while advancing sustainable, innovative solutions. The position offers flexible working with a minimum of three days in the office and opportunities to grow to Chartered status. You’ll contribute to AMP8 Framework projects and help shape outcomes for clients and regulatory challenges.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working
  • min 3 days in office
  • career development opportunities
  • potential support towards Chartered status

Responsibilities

  • Undertake outline and detailed electrical, instrumentation and control designs and specifications
  • Provide day-to-day technical input within a team of engineers and technicians
  • Ensure design outputs align with scope, timescales, and budgets
  • Collaborate with other disciplines to deliver project requirements and client value
  • Lead and mentor junior engineers
  • Engage with stakeholders to ensure regulatory and standards compliance

Key requirements

  • Degree in Engineering or equivalent; Chartered or progressing towards Chartered status
  • Experience with water-sector assets and capital projects
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice
  • Leadership, mentoring and coaching experience
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills
  • collaborative
  • communication
  • problem-solving
  • electrical design
  • instrumentation and control
  • regulatory and codes of practice knowledge

Posted: September 14th, 2026