Electrical Design Engineer

Kier Group; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Salford is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to join the MEICA team, delivering complex infrastructure projects from concept to commissioning within the water sector. You will specify, design and assure electrical and ICA installations, coordinating with civil, mechanical and process engineers to ensure integrated, safe and cost-effective solutions.

The role requires Chartered Engineer status (IET or IMechE), experience in water or wastewater industries, knowledge of

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer with membership of an appropriate Professional Body (IET or IMechE) is required.
• Experience in water, wastewater or process industries including hydraulic design and pumping systems.
• Knowledge of relevant engineering standards and SHE requirements.
• Experience with cable design software (Amtech) and interpretation of P&IDs, SLDs and loop diagrams.
• Must pass BPSS requirements.

Responsibilities

• As an Electrical Design Engineer, you'll be working within the MEICA team, delivering complex infrastructure projects from concept to commissioning.
• You'll be involved in specifying, designing, reviewing and assuring electrical and ICA installations, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and water industry standards.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you'll coordinate design activities, support project delivery, and ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective solutions.
• Day to day, you will agree design requirements, produce technical specs, control philosophies, panel and instrumentation schedules.
• Conduct site visits, surveys and inspections, reporting on safety issues and attending meetings on behalf of Kier.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Water/wastewater experience

Engineering standards & SHE

BPSS ready

Amtech cable design

Education

Chartered Engineer – IET/IMEchE

Tools

Amtech

Job description

We're looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to join our MEICA team based in Salford within the water sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Salford
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £40,000 per year

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• A Chartered Engineer with membership of an appropriate Professional Body (IET or IMechE)
• Experienced within the water, wastewater or process related industries, including hydraulic design and pumping systems
• Knowledgeable in all relevant Engineering Standards and SHE requirements
• Competent with cable design software (Amtech) and interpretation of P&IDs, SLDs and loop diagrams
• Able to pass the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements

What will you be responsible for?

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you'll be working within the MEICA team,supporting them in delivering complex infrastructure projects from concept to commissioning.

You'll be involved in specifying, designing, reviewing and assuring electrical and ICA installations, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, water industry standards, and company engineering specifications. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you'll coordinate design activities, support project delivery, and ensure safe, reliable, compliant and cost-effective solutions that make a real difference to essential infrastructure.

Your day to daywill include:

• Agreeing Electrical and ICA design requirements from the client remit, ensuring it is fully understood and challenging where necessary
• Producing and checking technical specifications, functional design specifications, control philosophies, panel schedules and instrumentation schedules
• Specifying LV electrical equipment including MCCs, motor starters, drives, transformers and power distribution panels
• Conducting site visits, surveys and inspections, reporting on safety issues and attending meetings on behalf of Kier
• Working collaboratively with civil, mechanical and process engineers to ensure integrated and efficient asset design

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

• Job Description - Electrical Engineer (MEICA) - MET (3).pdf