Principal Design Engineer – Water & Wastewater (UK-wide)

Gearing Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UK-wide location

On-site 3 days/month

Job summary

Gearing Recruitment Solutions Ltd is assisting an established UK water sector client to recruit Principal Design Engineers across Electrical, Mechanical, Process and Civil disciplines. The role offers UK-wide flexibility with on-site presence about 3 days per month and involves leading design activities from concept through commissioning.

You will provide technical leadership, coordinate across disciplines, review designs and calculations, and mentor engineers while delivering practical,

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical/Process, or Civil Engineering.
• Significant UK water and wastewater design experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of complex engineering solutions across water and wastewater projects.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.
• Produce and review designs, calculations, drawings, specs and docs.
• Develop practical and cost-effective solutions meeting regulatory and client needs.
• Coordinate interfaces across civil, mechanical, electrical, process and ICA disciplines.
• Mentor and support engineers to develop technical capability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design review

Multidisciplinary leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD software

Calculations software

Job description

Gearing Recruitment Solutions Ltd is assisting an established UK water sector client to recruit Principal Design Engineers across Electrical, Mechanical, Process and Civil disciplines. The role offers UK-wide flexibility with on-site presence about 3 days per month and involves leading design activities from concept through commissioning.

You will provide technical leadership, coordinate across disciplines, review designs and calculations, and mentor engineers while delivering practical,