About the role
At Jacobs, we are redefining the future of the UK water sector by partnering with leading utilities to deliver innovative, sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence projects from feasibility through to construction and operation, working across diverse electrical assets to create cost‑effective, high‑quality solutions.
Responsibilities
- Electrical Engineering Excellence: Serve as the subject‑matter expert on multidisciplinary projects, delivering electrical solutions that meet and exceed client and regulatory requirements.
- Requirement Management: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver design solutions that meet contract‑specific KPIs.
- Innovation & Value Engineering: Participate in value engineering and buildability workshops to propose sustainable, innovative design improvements for water infrastructure.
- Design & Specification: Develop detailed electrical designs, drawings, and specifications for pumping stations, treatment plants and distribution networks.
- Quality, Safety & Governance: Ensure all designs comply with regulatory and safety standards, embedding constructability and commissioning requirements into the design.
- Technical Analysis: Investigate and analyse existing assets, recommend improvements, and perform complex calculations as required.
- Collaboration: Support project engineers, design managers and on‑site 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.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Progressive experience delivering detailed design and Design & Build solutions for water, wastewater and bioresources projects.
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles across the full project lifecycle, from concept through to commissioning and operations.
- Proficiency with CAD and electrical design packages (AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, SKM, etc.).
- Experience with water and/or wastewater treatment works, pumping station design and engineering.
- Commercial awareness of project budgets, change management and cost control.
- Working toward or holding chartered status (e.g., IET, IEEE or equivalent).
Equal Opportunity Statement
Jacobs is a disability‑confident employer and welcomes applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working or who may not meet all the listed requirements. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
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