DSEAR Engineer - Electrical Inspector Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Posted 22 hours ago

Anglian Water Group; Grantham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life cover 8x annual salary

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

Pension scheme (7% match)

Bonus scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Anglian Water is hiring a DSEAR Engineer - Electrical Inspector to inspect and assess electrical assets in hazardous areas, ensuring compliance with DSEAR and ATEX standards. You will review classification drawings, certifications and calculations, and provide expert technical guidance across operational teams.

You will support audits, mentor colleagues, and contribute to continuous improvement within the DSEAR programme, delivering safe, compliant and resilient operations across sites.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience with hazardous area electrical equipment and DSEAR compliance.
• Ability to interpret hazardous area classification drawings and equipment certification.
• Knowledge of intrinsically safe systems and electrical protection concepts.
• Experience preparing technical reports and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out detailed inspections of electrical equipment in hazardous areas per BS EN 60079-17.
• Conduct site inspections and risk assessments to identify ignition sources and containment risks.
• Review classification drawings, certificates and intrinsic safety calculations.
• Produce inspection reports, risk assessments and defect documentation for compliance.
• Support projects delivering remedial works and capital investment.

Skills

Hazardous area equipment

DSEAR compliance

BS EN 60079

ATEX principles

Hazardous area inspections

Report writing

Job description

**Help Shape a Safer Future with Anglian Water**This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist team responsible for inspecting, assessing, and improving electrical assets operating within potentially explosive atmospheres, while providing expert technical advice and support across the business.**What You'll Be Doing**Reporting to the **DSEAR Technical Manager**, you'll undertake detailed inspections, risk assessments, and compliance activities across a diverse portfolio of assets and operational sites.Your responsibilities will include:* Carrying out detailed and close-grade inspections of electrical equipment within hazardous area zones in accordance with BS EN 60079-17.* Completing site inspections and risk assessments to identify potential ignition sources, loss of containment risks, and other DSEAR-related concerns.* Reviewing hazardous area classification reports, zone drawings, certification documentation, and intrinsically safe circuit calculations.* Using technologies such as thermography and vibration analysis to support preventative maintenance activities.* Producing high-quality inspection reports, risk assessments, and defect documentation to demonstrate legal compliance.* Identifying remedial requirements and supporting the delivery of associated projects and capital investment programmes.* Reviewing contractor proposals and completed works to ensure compliance with DSEAR, ATEX, and relevant engineering standards.* Supporting design, construction, and project delivery activities in line with CDM regulations.* Providing technical guidance, mentoring, and coaching to colleagues, apprentices, technicians, and operational teams.* Acting as a subject matter expert for hazardous area electrical equipment and DSEAR compliance across the wider business.* Supporting audits, competency assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives within the DSEAR programme.**About You**You'll be a technically capable engineer with strong experience working in hazardous areas and a thorough understanding of electrical compliance within high-risk industrial environments.To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:* Strong practical experience working with hazardous area electrical equipment and DSEAR compliance.* Knowledge of BS EN 60079 standards, ATEX principles, and explosion protection techniques.* Experience carrying out inspections of electrical equipment within classified hazardous areas.* The ability to interpret hazardous area classification drawings, equipment certification, and technical specifications.* Knowledge of intrinsically safe systems and electrical protection concepts.* Experience preparing technical reports, risk assessments, and compliance documentation.* Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work collaboratively across operational, engineering, and contractor teams.* A methodical approach to identifying risks and implementing practical, compliant solutions.* Experience supporting contractors and reviewing technical proposals and remedial works.* A commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety, and environmental performance.At Anglian Water, safety is more than a priority, it's a core value. You'll be joining a company committed to delivering essential services safely, sustainably, and responsibly while investing in its people and future capability.You'll benefit from:* **Personal private health care*** **Life cover - 8x annual salary*** **26 days holiday plus bank holidays** (with flexibility for religious holidays)* **Flexible working opportunities*** **Competitive pension scheme - we double-match your contributions up to 7%*** **Bonus scheme and a wide range of lifestyle benefits*** **Excellent training and development opportunities*** **The opportunity to work as a recognised Subject Matter Expert in a specialist technical field**If you're passionate about electrical safety, hazardous area compliance, and engineering excellence, we'd love to hear from you.Apply today and help Anglian Water continue to deliver safe, compliant, and resilient operations as our next **DSEAR Engineer - Electrical Inspector.****Closing Date: 18th November 2026****#loveeverydrop****Location: Peterborough/Bourne/Grantham and surrounding area****Contract: Permanent****Salary:** **£51,600, depending on skills and experience**We're looking for a **DSEAR Engineer - Electrical** **Inspector** to join our Process Safety team. As a Subject Matter Expert, you'll play a key role in ensuring compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) across Anglian Water's Water Recycling and Water Supply sites.We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we'll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]'To apply, you'll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter - tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you'll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Water's future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.