Principal Electrical Engineer – Water Sector

Overview

As Principal Electrical Engineer in Stantec’s Water team, you will lead electrical and EICA design for major water and wastewater projects. You’ll provide technical leadership across feasibility, optioneering, detail design and construction support, aligning solutions with regulatory and environmental needs. You’ll collaborate with clients, contractors and internal specialists to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure and mentor engineers to grow our technical capability. This is a chance to shape how the UK’s water infrastructure becomes more resilient and efficient, while advancing your leadership in a multidisciplinary, growth-focused firm.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• annual leave plus buy/sell option
• life assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and EICA design delivery for water and wastewater projects
• Provide technical guidance across the full project lifecycle
• Collaborate with clients, contractors and internal specialists to deliver solutions
• Mentor developing engineers and contribute to technical capability growth
• Coordinate multidisciplinary designs and resolve technical challenges
• Support development of engineers and continuous improvement of electrical capability

Key requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or working towards registration
• Experience delivering electrical or EICA solutions in complex infrastructure
• Proven ability leading technical delivery across multidisciplinary projects
• Strong understanding of electrical design principles, specifications and documentation
• Experience producing/reviewing deliverables like SLDs, control philosophies and technical reports
• Excellent communication skills with clients and project teams
• Experience mentoring junior engineers

• collaborative mindset
• strong communication
• mentoring and coaching
• electrical design principles
• EICA knowledge
• Single Line Diagrams (SLD)

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