Design - Electrical Engineer

Working here isn’t just a job. You canadvance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

About the role

As an Electrical Engineer, you will deliver EICA design for water and wastewater projects as part of a multi‑disciplinary design team. Projects span infrastructure and non‑infrastructure works across all design stages, from feasibility through to detailed design for construction, including pumping stations, treatment works, mechanical screening, chemical dosing and sludge handling systems.

The role includes surveying existing assets, producing technical reports and developing detailed EICA design packages for construction handover, including MCC specifications, instrument and drive schedules, telemetry schedules, block cable diagrams, loop diagrams and field interconnections.

Location: Warrington (Avove offers flexible hybrid working, with a combination of office and remote working)

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior and Principal Engineers in delivering high‑quality designs that meet technical standards, programme, budget and quality requirements.
• Develop practical, innovative concept and detailed design solutions aligned with the project brief and client needs.
• Produce engineering designs, calculations, drawings and technical reports across all design stages.
• Assist with feasibility studies, inspections, contract preparation, project planning and programming.
• Support bids and tender submissions with technical input.
• Supervise and support junior team members, including graduates and technicians.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly CDM regulations, and the integrated management system.

Provide project administration support, including monitoring time, outputs and delivery performance

Skills & Experience Required

• Ability to produce detailed electrical and instrumentation design outputs for simple process plant.
• Developing knowledge of clean and wastewater treatment processes, including pumping stations and associated equipment.
• Practical engineering capability, with experience undertaking site surveys and developing workable design solutions.
• Ability to estimate design effort and contribute to cost plans.
• Strong team player, able to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider design team.
• Good knowledge of BS 7671 (18th Edition Wiring Regulations).
• Experience producing electrical drawings and technical specifications.
• Familiarity with Amtech software for cable calculations.
• Full UK driving licence.

Please note that candidates with qualifications that do not fully match the above criteria but have relevant equivalent experience are invited to apply.

What’s in it for you…

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

We are an equal opportunities employer:

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

#J-18808-Ljbffr