Principal Electrical Engineer - Water

Stantec; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Pension plan

Medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec in Belfast is seeking experienced Electrical or EICA Engineers to join our Water team. You will work across feasibility through detailed design, construction support and site investigations, delivering projects across water, wastewater, energy, infrastructure and environmental sectors.

Join a growing Northern Ireland practice with a focus on sustainable, resilient infrastructure, collaborative design, and career development within a supportive, hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or working towards.
• Proven experience writing robust technical specifications, control philosophies, asset schedules and reports.
• Ability to produce SLDs, cable diagrams, GA drawings and contribute to 3D models and P&IDs.
• Understanding of water/wastewater treatment processes and ICA infrastructure.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with multidisciplinary teams, clients and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Involved across the full project lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design and construction support.
• Collaborate on projects across water, wastewater, energy, infrastructure and environment sectors.
• Mentor and develop local engineers while delivering resilient, sustainable infrastructure.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Technical documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

IET Chartered/Incorporated Engineer (or equivalent)

Job description

The Opportunity

Do you have a passion for Electrical Engineering?

Are you driven to create engineering solutions for the unprecedented climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges facing our communities? If so, come and join us at Stantec!

The Opportunity

Do you have a passion for Electrical Engineering?

Are you driven to create engineering solutions for the unprecedented climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges facing our communities? If so, come and join us at Stantec!

We are excited to continue our rapid growth journey in Northern Ireland and look forward to further expanding our technical capabilities in the months ahead. With a robust pipeline of local work for key clients such as NI Water and Uisce Éireann, alongside supporting the wider Stantec UK business across major AMP8 capital programmes and the Scottish Water Enterprise, there has never been a better time to join our team.

We are currently seeking experienced Electrical or EICA Engineers to join our established Water team in Belfast.

About The Role

In this role, you will be involved across the entire project lifecycle—from initial feasibility studies and optioneering through to detailed design, construction support, and site investigations. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate on diverse projects across the water, wastewater, energy, infrastructure, and environmental sectors.

YOUR IMPACT

By joining our Belfast team, you aren’t just designing systems—you are safeguarding the future of Northern Ireland’s water and environmental infrastructure.

Your expertise will directly contribute to critical infrastructure delivery across the UK and Ireland, turning complex climate and technical challenges into sustainable, resilient realities for clients like NI Water and Uisce Éireann. Whether you are optimizing a major wastewater treatment plant, upgrading critical power and control systems, or mentoring the next generation of local engineers, your work will ensure that our local communities have the resilient, efficient, and clean resources they need to thrive for decades to come.

About You

• Professional Qualifications: Holds a relevant degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) and is working towards—or has already achieved—Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status with the IET (or equivalent professional body).
• Technical Documentation: Proven experience in writing robust technical specifications, control philosophies, asset schedules, and detailed engineering reports.
• Collaborative Design: Proven ability to produce Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), Block Cable Diagrams, and Network Infrastructure Diagrams while contributing engineering inputs to 3D models, General Arrangement (GA) drawings, and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Sector Knowledge: Practical understanding of water/wastewater treatment processes and hands‑on experience assessing, upgrading, and delivering electrical and ICA infrastructure.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication skills with a track record of collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary project teams, clients, supply chain partners, and site contractors.

WHY JOIN US

• Our core values unite us as a firm. Our commitment to the health and safety of our people and to being ethical underpins our values and strengthens everything we do.
• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A p rofessional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups )
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.
Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.
Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world‑class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.
At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.