Lead Electrical Engineer

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking alliance as a Lead Electrical Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative projects focused on sustainability and nature-based solutions. This position offers the opportunity to lead a team, ensuring designs meet high standards while fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment. You will engage with various stakeholders, mentor junior engineers, and drive the implementation of low carbon designs. If you are passionate about the water sector and ready to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career while contributing to a better environment for the community.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in water-sector assets and capital projects is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and design support to engineers.
• Check and review electrical design deliverables for quality and compliance.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers in the team.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mentoring

Project Management

Design Standards Compliance

Sustainability Practices

Education

Engineering Degree

Chartered Status (or working towards)

Tools

3D Modeling Software

Design Software

Job description

Here within the @one Alliance we are a totally collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.

To help us meet the challenge we are seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our Water team.

What will you be doing as our new Lead Electrical Engineer?

As a Lead Electrical Engineer, you will provide engineering technical direction to the discipline engineers in your area. You will provide design support for schemes and ensure all designs are fit for purpose and meet current legislation and standards.

You will be responsible for the checking and reviewing of electrical design deliverables produced by other electrical engineers in the @one Alliance and supply chain to ensure the processes and procedures are followed. You will be required to coach and mentor junior and less experienced members of the electrical team.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Regularly report to the Principal Engineer.
2. Collaborate with Principal Engineer, Portfolio Design Managers and Project Design Managers to acquire upcoming project milestones and design review dates.
3. Check specifications, schedules, datasheets, drawings, and 3D models to ensure quality, safety, and technical standards are adhered to.
4. Coach and mentor junior and less experienced members of the electrical team.
5. Review construction site and supply chain design queries and change requests to ensure quick but accurate responses and/or the design remains suitable.
6. Input into Construction Design management (CDM) and commissioning strategy meetings.
7. Update and collaborate with the Principal Engineer and Design Managers where potential improvements can be implemented.
8. Liaise with other departments and project teams with respect to design requirements.
9. Manage quality through the design workflow review in line with the project timeline.
10. Support other leads and discipline engineers to deliver their engineering outputs to time and quality standards.
11. Drive sustainability and low carbon designs.
12. Drive offsite build, modular construction, and repeatable solutions.

A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…..

To be successful in this position you will have an engineering, or equivalent, degree or be able to demonstrate a degree level of knowledge through relevant experience and preferably be Chartered, or working towards, Chartered status. Experience of water-sector assets and capital projects is essential. You will be comfortable demonstrating your knowledge of all relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice. Ideally with experience of mentoring and coaching of junior engineers. Experience of a Design & Build environment is a distinct advantage.

Your leadership skills are demonstrated with integrity, ethical conduct, and respect for others, ensuring responsible actions and protecting our reputation. You ensure effective team interactions and stakeholder engagement at all levels and exhibit emotional intelligence by understanding and adapting to the needs of others, promoting diversity and inclusion.

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for your next career opportunity, why not apply today!

Our Approach to Diversity & Inclusion

At the Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We believe that diversity enriches our team, fuels innovation, and drives success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

Our vision

A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:

Our Values

To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:

Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring.

The Anglian Water @one Alliance. Eight partners, endless opportunities.