As we prepare to deliver a significant capital programme over the next five years, we're investing in the growth and development of our design department. We're seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with strong water sector experience to help shape the future of water infrastructure by bringing technical expertise, innovative thinking, and leadership to our team. This is a unique opportunity to influence major projects from concept to construction, delivering sustainable, best-value solutions that are safe to build, operate and maintain. Your technical leadership will set the benchmark for technical excellence and drive collaboration across disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Lead electrical design across water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment works, pumping stations and network assets.
- Contribute to the strategic technical direction and standards for our Electrical Engineering team.
- Develop and evaluate options to identify the least whole-life cost solutions.
- Review and approve technical reports, calculations, designs and drawings for compliance with technical, health and safety, legal and environmental standards.
- Provide expert technical guidance and mentoring to support developing Engineers.
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to ensure scope alignment and integrated delivery.
- Liaise with site managers on technical issues and ensure design proceeds in line with budgetary and programme constraints.
- Provide technical leadership on industrial power system design, including specification of distribution substation and standby generation equipment (HV and LV systems).
- Provide expert input into control systems design.
Qualifications
- A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in electrical design.
- Chartered Engineer status.
- In-depth understanding of BS 7671:2018.
- Experience working with contractors, clients and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Positive, adaptable mindset and strong team ethics.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – all applicants are welcome. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform our Recruitment team.
Benefits
- A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
- Career progression and professional development opportunities.
- 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
- Opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
- Opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
- Healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
- Opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
- Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers.
- One paid volunteering day each year.
- Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
- Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
- Support from trained mental health first aiders.
- A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.
As we prepare to deliver a significant capital programme over the next five years, we’re investing in the growth and development of our design department. We’re seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with strong water sector experience to help shape the future of water infrastructure by bringing technical expertise, innovative thinking, and leadership to our team. This is a unique opportunity to influence major projects from concept to construction, delivering sustainable, best-value solutions that are safe to build, operate and maintain. Your technical leadership will set the benchmark for technical excellence and drive collaboration across disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Lead electrical design across water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment works, pumping stations and network assets.
- Contribute to the strategic technical direction and standards for our Electrical Engineering team.
- Develop and evaluate options to identify the least whole-life cost solutions.
- Review and approve technical reports, calculations, designs and drawings for compliance with technical, health and safety, legal and environmental standards.
- Provide expert technical guidance and mentoring to support developing Engineers.
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to ensure scope alignment and integrated delivery.
- Liaise with site managers on technical issues and ensure design proceeds in line with budgetary and programme constraints.
- Provide technical leadership on industrial power system design, including specification of distribution substation and standby generation equipment (HV and LV systems).
- Provide expert input into control systems design.
Qualifications
- A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in electrical design.
- Chartered Engineer status.
- In-depth understanding of BS 7671:2018.
- Experience working with contractors, clients and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Positive, adaptable mindset and strong team ethics.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – all applicants are welcome. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform our Recruitment team.
Benefits
- A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
- Career progression and professional development opportunities.
- 25 days’ holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
- Opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
- Opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
- Healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
- Opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
- Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers.
- One paid volunteering day each year.
- Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
- Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
- Support from trained mental health first aiders.
- A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.
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