Senior Principal Electrical Engineer – Water Sector

Overview

You will provide strategic technical leadership across complex water and wastewater projects, ensuring engineering excellence from feasibility to construction. You’ll guide electrical and EICA design across major infrastructure programs and mentor the engineering team. Collaborating with clients and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll drive coordinated outcomes and business growth. This role merges technical influence with talent development to shape resilient, sustainable assets. Join a growth-focused team delivering high-impact water solutions in the UK.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• group income protection & life assurance
• discounted gym membership

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex electrical and EICA design for major projects
• Act as technical authority on design standards and delivery approaches
• Oversee production and review of SLDs, diagrams, specs and control philosophies
• Collaborate with clients, PMs, contractors and multidisciplinary teams
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership to engineers
• Contribute to business growth through client relationships, bids and improvement initiatives

Key requirements

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards registration
• Extensive experience delivering electrical or EICA design in water, utilities or related sectors
• Proven experience leading complex engineering projects and providing technical direction
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering standards, design processes and governance
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers
• Excellent communication skills with influencing capability

• leadership
• stakeholder influences
• collaboration
• electrical design
• EICA
• Single Line Diagrams

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