Lead Electrical Engineer – Wastewater

Role Overview

As an experienced Electrical Engineer, you will play a key role in the specification, design and delivery of electrical solutions throughout the project lifecycle, from concept and detailed design through to commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Electrical Engineering Excellence: Be the subject matter expert in multidisciplinary projects.
• Requirement Management: Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify requirements and deliver solutions that meet contract‑specific KPI’s.
• Innovate & Add Value: Participate in value engineering and buildability workshops, delivering sustainable and innovative design solutions for water infrastructure.
• Design & Specification: Develop and produce detailed electrical designs, drawings, and specifications for water sector projects such as pumping stations, treatment plants, and distribution networks.
• Quality, Safety and Governance: Ensure all design, engineering and technical delivery solutions comply with regulatory and safety standards while embedding constructability and commissioning requirements into designs.
• Technical Analysis: Investigate and analyse existing assets, recommend improvements, and produce complex calculations as required.
• Collaborate: Support project engineers, design managers and onsite delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Project Management: Contribute to design management, scheduling, milestone delivery, risk management, change control and financial forecasting.
• Team & Culture: Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, mentoring and professional growth within the electrical discipline.

Qualifications

• Professional Membership: Working toward or holding chartered status (e.g., IET, IEEE or equivalent).
• Technical: In‑depth understanding of electrical engineering principles, from concept through to commissioning and operation.
• Design: Proficient with CAD and electrical design packages such as AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, SKM.
• Experience: Water and/or wastewater treatment works, pumping station design and engineering.
• Delivery: Design & Build execution of water industry projects.
• Commercial: Understanding of project budgets, change management and cost control.

This position is a disability confident employer. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for the role.

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