Lead EICA Engineer - Water Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Access Talent Group; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Access Talent Group is recruiting a Lead Design EICA Engineer to design, specify and support electrical, instrumentation, control and automation systems for water/wastewater and utilities projects across the UK. You will guide design through from early design to commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant operation of assets and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. A flexible hybrid/remote setup is available depending on project needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Control/Instrumentation Engineering or related discipline.
• Ideally Chartered with a UK professional body (e.g. IET).
• Proven experience in electrical design, power distribution, protection, control & instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical system designs: single-line diagrams, distribution layouts, load schedules, protection studies, earthing, cable sizing.
• Specify electrical equipment: switchgear, transformers, MCCs, control panels and distribution boards.
• Design interfaces: PLCs, SCADA, instrumentation, telemetry and power supplies.
• Carry out load calculations, fault-level and short-circuit analysis, harmonic studies as needed.
• Prepare specifications, procurement docs, vendor evaluations and scopes-of-work for subcontractors.
• Support site activities: surveys, construction supervision, commissioning and handover.
• Collaborate with mechanical, civil, process, control teams and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with BS/IEC standards, low/medium voltage regulations and UK requirements.
• Contribute to cost estimation, risk assessment and project documentation.

Skills

Electrical design

Power distribution

Protection & control

Site troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Driving licence

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Control/Instrumentation Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM

AutoCAD

Revit

Dialux

Job description

Access Talent Group is recruiting a Lead Design EICA Engineer to design, specify and support electrical, instrumentation, control and automation systems for water/wastewater and utilities projects across the UK. You will guide design through from early design to commissioning, ensuring safe, compliant operation of assets and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. A flexible hybrid/remote setup is available depending on project needs.