Principal Electrical Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead electrical engineering efforts for transformative water-sector projects, guiding multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality design solutions. You will work across client, construction and operations interfaces to support risk-managed delivery of critical UK infrastructure. The role offers opportunities to influence technical direction, mentor colleagues, and contribute to business growth in a collaborative, inclusive environment with hybrid working. You’ll be engaged on landmark projects domestically and internationally, with a clear impact on the sector.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working (3 days office/site)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate or manage an Electrical & ICA engineers team for complex multi-disciplinary projects
• Manage time and budgets to key milestones
• Produce technical deliverables such as Single Line Diagrams, Cable Block Diagrams, Load Schedules, MCC specifications, Control Philosophies, Control Network Architecture
• Provide technical input into electrical design deliverables and work with project management to meet milestones
• Collaborate with client, operational, project, or service teams
• Mentor less experienced colleagues and grow the Electrical & ICA capabilities
• Work independently with minimal technical guidance and solve difficult problems
• Provide technical support for bid proposals
• Work with UK and overseas teams to deliver integrated designs
• Adhere to QA standards and review own and others’ work
• Contribute to business development initiatives in the water market

Key requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer
• Experience coordinating or managing an Electrical engineering design delivery team in a design consultancy
• Strong knowledge of electrical design practices and water company design codes (e.g., WIMES)
• Experience with HAZOP, lightning risk, earthing and bonding, lighting designs, DSEAR/ATEX practices
• Proficiency in electrical design software (e.g., Trimble/Amtech)
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• Experience in water market preferred but not required
• Experience in industrial and process environments
• Strong communication skills

• strong communication
• mentorship and coaching
• collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams
• Electrical design and delivery
• Single Line Diagrams and Cable Block Diagrams
• Load schedules and MCC specifications

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