Senior/Design Engineer – Electrical

Matchtech; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A STEM recruitment specialist is seeking a Senior/Design Engineer with expertise in electrical engineering within the water sector. The ideal candidate will produce cost-effective design layouts, ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, and have extensive knowledge of water treatment systems. A relevant degree and experience in mentoring staff are essential for this role, which focuses on delivering effective solutions to meet customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical engineering discipline required.
• Experience managing staff in water treatment design essential.
• Good understanding of water and sewage treatment principles necessary.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective design layouts for projects.
• Ensure designs comply with health and safety regulations.
• Coordinate designs with other disciplines within the company.

Skills

Design layouts production

Water and sewage treatment knowledge

Mentoring staff

Economic plant layouts

Technical proposal presentation

Education

Degree in electrical engineering

Membership of a professional institution

Job description

Overview

My Client is recruiting for a Senior/Design Engineer - Electrical in the Water Sector

Responsibilities

• Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively. The term 'cost' is to embrace all costs associated with the design and the subsequent construction of the design. To be cost effective the whole out turn cost of the design solution must be considered including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines.
• Ensure that standard practices are utilised where ever possible. Maintain competitiveness. Provide estimates and feedback for Proposals department
• Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department
• Assist in developing procedures and processes. Monitor and review the procedures and processes
• Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department.
• Ensure co-ordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to the Company in order to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are co-ordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole.
• Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts.
• Assure customer satisfaction.
• To work within a culture where satisfying the customer is recognised as the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefit from our processes, whether end users or other departments within the company.
• Assist in supervising and developing staff.
• Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff.
• Reduce waste to a minimum from all departmental activities.
• Ensure designs take account of environmental issues.
• Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree in electrical engineering discipline
• Good Understanding of the principles of water and sewage treatment.
• Have experience of managing/mentoring members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plants
• Membership of a professional institution chartered or nearing chartership
• Preferable: - relevant discipline Engineering degree
• Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts
• Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management
• A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time
• Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly

About the employer

Matchtech is a STEM Recruitment Specialist, with over 40 years’ experience