Principal Electrical Engineer

AECOM; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to support sustainable water solutions in the UK. This role focuses on designing electrical aspects for water treatment projects, managing budgets, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and significant experience in the field. Excellent benefits and a hybrid working model are offered.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Technical practice networks

Qualifications

• Experience in water and wastewater treatment.
• Proven expertise in producing and reviewing engineering reports.
• Exceptional client engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake electrical design for water treatment projects.
• Manage project budgets and schedules.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on solutions.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Project Management

Design review

Education

BEng or MEng in Electrical Engineering

Chartered Member of a relevant Professional Institution

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to shape the future of water infrastructure?

We’re looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our growing Water Solutions team in London, St Albans, Croydon, or Basingstoke. In this role, you’ll have the chance to contribute meaningfully to sustainable water solutions across multiple regions and support the delivery of projects including multi‑million‑pound water and wastewater schemes.

Opportunity to contribute to long‑term major frameworks over AMP8 and AMP9, including:

• South West Water – Framework for Engineering Consultancy Services: Lot 3 - Multi-Discipline Engineering Design
• Wessex Water – Capital Delivery Partner Framework Agreement: Lot 2 - Design Consultant
• Severn Trent Water – Lot 1 Major Projects Framework: Supporting AMP8 delivery plan valued at a TotEx of £14.9 billion
• Severn Trent D&B Projects – Supporting Tier 1 contractors on major non‑infrastructure wastewater schemes
• Southern Water Strategic Delivery Partner (SDP) Frameworks – Lot 1: Non‑infrastructure water projects
• Southern Water Strategic Delivery Partner (SDP) Frameworks – Lot 2: Non‑infrastructure wastewater projects
• Southern Water Low Complexity and Infrastructure Frameworks – Lot 2: Wastewater Infrastructure
• Southern Water Low Complexity and Infrastructure Frameworks – Lot 3: Infrastructure Framework – Partnering exclusively with Tier 1 contractors to deliver efficient and sustainable water and wastewater solutions

Working flexibly, you’ll visit client sites and collaborate with teams across multi‑year frameworks. As part of our thriving business, you’ll take on rewarding multi-disciplinary projects from inception to delivery, creating innovative solutions that enhance the environment and improve communities.

Here's what you'll do:

• Electrical and ICA Design : Undertake the design and review of electrical and ICA elements in wastewater and water infrastructure/treatment projects, and offer advice, where necessary, in a technical expert role.
• Delivery : Feasibility studies, outline and detailed design, and construction/commissioning support.
• Quality : Ensure high technical quality, contribute to bids, and maintain client relationships.
• Project Management : Manage project budgets, schedules, and deliverables to meet agreed targets.
• Collaborate : With multidisciplinary teams and with clients and stakeholders to buy in to solutions, also contributing to AECOM’s wider technical capability and innovative approach.
• Leadership : Manage direct reports, inspire technical excellence, and support the growth of fellow engineers.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

• BEng or MEng in Electrical Engineering with experience in water and wastewater treatment.
• Chartered Member of a relevant Professional Institution.
• Proven expertise in producing, reviewing, and approving engineering reports, designs, drawings, and specifications.
• Problem‑solver at heart, confident in taking ownership of challenging technical issues and seeing them through to resolution.
• Exceptional client and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience in team leadership, mentoring, and line management.

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM you'll enjoy a range of core and personalized benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn – Anne Marie Flynn.