Lead Electrical Engineer - @One Alliance

Mott MacDonald; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join a dynamic team focused on revolutionizing water infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you will guide engineering efforts, ensuring designs meet all standards while mentoring junior engineers. Your leadership will drive sustainable and innovative solutions, contributing to a £2.3 billion investment aimed at creating a resilient future for water. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued and your ideas can lead to meaningful change.

Benefits

Pension matched by employer up to 7%

Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave

Life assurance and Private Medical Insurance

26 weeks maternity leave

Gym Membership discounts UK wide

Cycle to work scheme

Interest free season ticket loans

Discounted dining cards

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Knowledge of regulations and standards

Design & Build experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Chartered status or working towards it

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer - @One Alliance

Location: Peterborough, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Job Ref: 7612

Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Lead Electrical Engineer to join the Anglian Water @One Alliance. As part of Anglian Water’s @one Alliance, we are on a mission to create a sustainable and resilient future for water. With an ambitious £2.3 billion capital investment in AMP8, we are revolutionising infrastructure, sustainability, and digital transformation to protect the environment and support growing communities.

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. You will use your decision-making skills to inform others with sound judgment and the input of others and use your technical expertise to select the appropriate design methods, exercising independent judgement, and enhancing practices where necessary.

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

At @one Alliance, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is shaping the future of the UK’s water infrastructure. We offer a collaborative and innovative working environment, where your expertise will be valued and your ideas will drive meaningful change.

What we can offer:

• Pension matched by employer up to 7%
• Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave
• Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options
• 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave/ Shared parental leave
• Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs
• Gym Membership discounts UK wide
• Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available

Other information

This is a Mott MacDonald Bentley role, employed by Mott MacDonald.

About Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A Mott MacDonald Bentley we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse workplace where everyone feels included, has the opportunity to thrive, and is treated with respect.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement for this role but are excited about the opportunity, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible.