Lead EICA Engineer – Water Utilities (Hybrid)

Mott MacDonald; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Employee development

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is recruiting for an EICA engineer within the Water Utilities Division. You will lead electrical, instrumentation, control and automation design on nationally significant water projects, collaborating with multi‑disciplinary teams and clients.

You will mentor colleagues and develop across electrical and ICA disciplines. We offer a hybrid working policy and strong professional development, with pathways toward chartership and opportunities across the UK’s water sector.

Qualifications

• Essential: Qualified to HND level or higher in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline
• Essential: Experience in electrical and/or control engineering design
• Essential: Experience coordinating or leading EICA design activities on projects
• Essential: Thorough approach to engineering design
• Essential: Commitment to excellence, innovation, and professional development
• Desirable: Master’s degree in electrical, electronic or control engineering or a related discipline
• Desirable: Working towards chartership with the IET or an equivalent body
• Desirable: Experience of working in the water and/or wastewater industry
• Desirable: Experience working for UK or Ireland utilities
• Desirable: Experience using electrical design/modelling software and/or intelligent P&IDs

Responsibilities

• Low and medium voltage power distribution design
• Design of control systems
• Design of communications systems including telemetry and SCADA
• Specifying renewable and standby power generation systems
• Developing plant layouts, cabling, and installation design
• Process & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
• Instrumentation selection
• Writing system control strategies and functional descriptions
• Factory and site acceptance tests of equipment
• Commissioning of systems

Skills

EICA design leadership

Electrical/Control engineering design

Engineering design discipline

Professional development

Education

HND or higher in electrical/electronic/control engineering

Master’s degree (desirable)

Tools

Electrical design software

Intelligent P&IDs

Job description

Mott MacDonald is recruiting for an EICA engineer within the Water Utilities Division. You will lead electrical, instrumentation, control and automation design on nationally significant water projects, collaborating with multi‑disciplinary teams and clients.

You will mentor colleagues and develop across electrical and ICA disciplines. We offer a hybrid working policy and strong professional development, with pathways toward chartership and opportunities across the UK’s water sector.