Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry

Tetra Tech Europe; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible arrangements

Job summary

Tetra Tech's Water Consultancy is seeking Principal Electrical Design Engineers to lead technical delivery across major UK-wide water frameworks. You will produce and approve intricate electrical designs for plants and pumping stations, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and engaging clients to ensure delivery on time and to standard.

Ideal candidates have a degree in Electrical Engineering, substantial water sector experience, and are chartered or working towards chartership.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline and substantial water sector experience.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership with relevant professional body.
• Postgraduate qualification and AMP programme experience are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across major water frameworks UK-wide.
• Produce, review and approve complex electrical designs, specifications and calculations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across process, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical domains.
• Engage clients, manage delivery risks and support framework growth.
• Mentor engineers, modellers and data analysts; drive knowledge capture.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design verification

Multidisciplinary coordination

Client engagement

Mentoring/people development

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered engineer status / towards chartership

Postgraduate qualification (desirable)

Job description

Lead electrical design for UK water infrastructure - Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Water)

Tetra Tech's Water Consultancy is seeking multiple Principal Electrical Design Engineers to lead technical delivery across major long-term water industry frameworks UK-wide. You will produce, review and approve intricate electrical designs, specifications, calculations and construction documentation for process plants, pumping stations and ancillary assets. Daily activities include design leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, client engagement and oversight of digital design workflows. Projects include a £100 million, 10-year United Utilities framework and a broad AMP8/AMP9 portfolio comprising multi-million-pound capital schemes. You will provide technical assurance and mentor teams of engineers, modellers and data analysts.

Your Impact In This Position

In the short term you will assure technical quality and deliverable readiness. Over the medium term you will influence low-carbon, best-value solutions across programmes and strengthen client and alliance relationships. In the long term you will capture and propagate technical knowledge, develop future leaders and progress into senior technical or programme leadership roles.

Core Capabilities

• Technical excellence and verification - Proven ability to produce, check and approve complex electrical designs, reports and calculations to industry and statutory standards.
• Multidisciplinary leadership - Experience directing integrated teams (process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICA) and acting as Design Lead on complex projects.
• Digital design proficiency - Strong competence in digital design tools and workflows to improve constructability, coordination and efficiency on design-and-construct programmes.
• Commercial and client engagement - Commercial awareness with a track record of advising clients, managing delivery risks and supporting framework growth.
• People development and knowledge capture - Demonstrable mentoring, line-management experience and ability to codify technical innovations and best practice.

Skills, Qualifications And Experience

Expected: degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, substantial water sector experience, chartered or working towards chartership and membership of a relevant professional body. Desirable: postgraduate qualification and demonstrable AMP programme experience.

Work patterns & locations:

Hybrid working with regional office presence; typical expectation two to three days per week onsite depending on project needs. Travel across framework locations and occasional client site visits required. Salary and benefits competitive; flexible arrangements considered in line with delivery requirements.

Why join Tetra Tech?

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science to solve our clients' most complex problems.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role.