Lead Electrical Design Manager

Overview

As Lead Electrical Design Manager at Skanska, you will steer electrical design for water infrastructure projects within the Anglian Water programme, ensuring safety, quality, and sustainable delivery. You’ll mentor junior engineers and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive efficient, low-carbon solutions. The role supports governance while advancing offsite and modular design approaches. This position offers the chance to influence critical water assets and contribute to a mission-driven, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
• Financial wellbeing and employee assistance
• Professional development
• Enhanced family benefits (maternity, paternity, dependants, parental bereavement)
• Inclusion and Diversity
• Flexible working

Responsibilities

• Deliver a varied portfolio of water recycling, infrastructure, and water supply projects
• Lead, coach, and mentor junior engineers to build team capability
• Ensure compliance with CDM, Electricity at Work, BS7671, WIMES, DSEAR and related standards
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to review designs, manage queries and changes, and maintain quality and pace
• Drive smarter delivery through sustainable, low-carbon, offsite, modular, and repeatable design solutions

Key requirements

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Chartered status preferred or working towards
• Experience with water-sector assets and capital projects
• Knowledge of relevant regulations, standards and codes of practice
• Experience mentoring junior engineers

• Leadership and people management
• Collaborative communication
• Problem solving and critical thinking
• Electrical design for water / infrastructure projects
• Regulatory compliance (CDM, Electricity at Work, BS7671, WIMES, DSEAR)
• Offsite and modular design approaches

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