Senior Electrical Engineer, Water

Overview

In questa role you will lead electrical design for water and wastewater projects, shaping safe, compliant infrastructure. You collaborate with cross-functional teams across the UK, driving high-quality, deliverable designs from feasibility to construction. You’ll work with clients and internal stakeholders, mentor junior staff, and help advance AECOM’s digital design tools. This is an opportunity to impact public utilities and communities through scalable, standards-based engineering.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible benefits
• inclusive workplace

Responsibilities

• Design and review electrical and ICA elements for water/wastewater projects; perform site surveys and coordinate with clients, contractors, and suppliers
• Prepare load schedules, single line diagrams, MCC general arrangements, instrument schedules, and electrical installation and cable calculations
• Develop and validate PLC/SCADA systems, control philosophy, URS, specifications, and technical reports; contribute to P&ID input and data gathering
• Engage in all design stages (Feasibility to Construction) ensuring compliance with national and international standards
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams locally and nationwide; communicate with clients throughout design and planning phases
• Delegate tasks, mentor junior staff, and contribute to bid preparation and client interface for proposals
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality designs within budgets; produce and review client deliverables (calculations, drawings, technical reports)
• Support digital strategy adoption (BIM, ProjectWise, intelligent P&ID, in-house tools) on projects
• Help shape digital offerings and use them to improve quality and consistency in design processes
• Join a large, inclusive Water team delivering a range of projects from small initiatives to large-scale ventures

Key requirements

• Proven experience in the design of water and wastewater deliverables with multi-disciplinary knowledge
• BEng in Engineering (minimum); MEng acceptable as an alternative
• Chartered or near-Chartered with a Professional Institution
• Experience at a senior engineer level in a consultancy within the water sector
• Experience managing projects, delegating tasks, and providing technical mentoring

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Effective client communication
• Mentoring and leadership
• Electrical design for water/wastewater
• PLC/SCADA systems; control philosophy; URS; specifications
• P&ID input and data gathering; site surveys

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