EICA Design Engineer
Trant Engineering Ltd
Get more replies from employers
Send a job-specific resume in minutes.
Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Trant Engineering Ltd is seeking an experienced EICA Design Engineer to contribute to delivery of complex projects in the UK. You will apply broad EICA engineering knowledge within a multidisciplinary team, design complete systems, and prepare comprehensive specifications and drawings.
The role involves site investigations, problem solving, and supporting project meetings with awareness of change management and commercial impact on design activities.
Qualifications
- Higher Education (NVQ+) required or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
- Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution desirable.
- CSCS/SHEA Water Qualification desirable.
- EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification desirable.
Responsibilities
- Designs complete projects, systems, components, or processes.
- Prepares comprehensive EICA specifications, drawings, and project documentation.
- Designs and conducts site investigations; analyzes and interprets survey data.
- Formulates and solves engineering problems using standard and adapted methods.
- Oversees moderate projects or contributes to large-scale projects.
Skills
Education
Job description
Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects.
Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced EICA Design Engineer to play a key role in our project delivery teams.
Electrical
Southampton
- Applies broad knowledge of EICA engineering principles and practices within a specific discipline.
- Independently evaluates, selects, and adapts standard techniques, procedures, and criteria for conventional projects with few complex features.
- Contributes to multidisciplinary teams and acquires general knowledge of related fields.
- Demonstrates sound judgment in adapting methods for non-routine aspects of assignments.
- Acknowledges and applies concepts of sustainability to engineering projects.
- Designs complete projects, systems, components, or processes.
- Prepares comprehensive EICA specifications, drawings, and project documentation.
- Designs and conducts site investigations; analyzes and interprets survey data.
- Formulates and solves engineering problems using standard and adapted methods.
- Oversees moderate projects or contributes to specific parts of large-scale projects.
- Applies leadership and teamwork skills to plan, execute, and manage scopes, schedules, and budgets.
- Contributes to project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments.
- Develops an awareness of change management practices and commercial impact of decisions, incorporating this into design activities.
- Assigns tasks to and directs junior members of project team (technical and non-technical staff).
- Interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates detailed aspects of engineering work.
- Mentors direct reports and less experienced staff by providing guidance, explaining professional responsibilities, and reviewing work outputs.
- Receives general direction on key objectives and guidance on unconventional or complex problems when necessary.
- Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrates empathy, critical listening, and conflict management skills.
- Advocates professionalism and respectful inclusion.
- Upholds and promotes the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
- Higher Education (NVQ+)
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
- Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution
- CSCS Card or SHEA Water Qualification
- EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification
- Typically 3–5 years of relevant engineering experience, including project design and coordination.
At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.
Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.
Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.
Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.
- Competitive salary.
- Company car or car allowance (some levels.)
- Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership.
- 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
- Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system.
- 1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
- Hybrid working.
- Employee assistance program.
- Free onsite parking.
- Bike to Work scheme.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
