Senior EICA Design Engineer

Trant Engineering Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance

Hybrid working

Discretionary annual bonus

Company Pension Scheme

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Trant Engineering Ltd in Southampton seeks a Senior EICA Design Engineer to lead and deliver complex electrical, instrument and control systems projects across the UK. The role focuses on designing complete projects, developing specifications, and ensuring compliance and quality across all design outputs.

You’ll guide a team, promote sustainability in the lifecycle, and engage with clients and partners to drive successful delivery within budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• Higher education (NVQ+ or equivalent) is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred; Master’s is desirable.
• Incorporated/Chartered membership of a Professional Engineering Institution preferred.
• CSCS card or SHEA Water Qualification required.
• EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification desired.
• Typically 7+ years of engineering experience with project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leads tasks and projects of moderately complex scope or major project components.
• Designs complete projects, systems, components, or processes.
• Develops EICA specifications, drawings, and other project documents.
• Reviews project documentation for compliance and quality assurance.
• Analyzes complex engineering projects to determine design requirements and constraints.
• Formulates solutions for unconventional or challenging engineering problems.
• Mentors staff as a technical specialist or advisor.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical oversight

Team collaboration

Sustainability mindset

Education

NVQ+ or higher education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Incorporated/Chartered Membership

CSCS Card

SHEA Water Qualification

EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification

Job description

Description

Join Trant Engineering and help shape the delivery of complex, high-impact projects. Trant Engineering is a leading EPC contractor with a strong reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions across the UK and internationally. With over 1,000 employees and a £150m turnover, we’re growing—and now looking for an experienced Senior EICA Design Engineer to play a key role in our project delivery teams.

Application Deadline

30 October 2026

Department

Electrical

Location

Southampton

What You’ll Be Doing

General Characteristics

• Independently applies extensive and diverse knowledge of EICA engineering principles and practices across broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• Modifies or extends accepted theories and practices to complete complex assignments.
• Demonstrates professional attitudes such as creativity, curiosity, flexibility, and dependability.
• Actively promotes consideration of sustainability principles throughout the design lifecycle.
• Keeps informed of updates to standards, regulations, and best practices.

Technical Responsibilities

• Leads tasks and projects of moderately complex scope or major project components.
• Designs complete projects, systems, components, or processes.
• Develops EICA specifications, drawings, and other project documents.
• Reviews complete project documentation for compliance and quality assurance.
• Analyzes complex engineering projects to determine design requirements, uncertainties, and constraints.
• Formulates solutions for unconventional or challenging engineering problems.
• Assists upper-level management and staff as a technical specialist or advisor.

SCHEDULE, PROJECT & TASK MANAGEMENT

• Develops work plans with resource-loaded schedules, scopes, and budgets.
• Performs basic schedule analysis and assesses project risks.
• Reviews and monitors scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Leads tasks on major projects or multiple projects of moderate scope with complex features.
• Proactively implements change management practices and assesses the commercial impact of decisions.

MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION & GUIDANCE

• Supervises all staff necessary to complete assignments.
• Mentors direct reports and other engineers, providing guidance and reviewing work outputs.
• Receives supervision and guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, and policy matters.
• Provides direction on unusual conditions and developments.

COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK & LEADERSHIP

• Possesses advanced oral and written communication skills, including interpretation of complex technical and contractual language.
• Communicates professionally with colleagues, clients, and design partners.
• Leads project meetings and represents the organization in communications related to engineering assignments.
• Considers the needs of diverse project stakeholders and fosters inclusion.
• Sustains a team culture built around Trant's core values.
• Demonstrates empathy, critical listening, and effective conflict resolution skills.

Core Values

Upholds and promotes the Company's Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Higher Education (NVQ+)

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• Incorporated/Chartered Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution
• CSCS Card or SHEA Water Qualification
• EUSR Water Hygiene Qualification

  Experience

  • Typically 7+ years of engineering experience, including project leadership and technical oversight.

  Why Join Trant

  At Trant Engineering, we deliver complex, high-value engineering and construction projects across the UK. From process and water treatment to energy infrastructure upgrades, we play a key role in delivering and protecting critical national infrastructure – shaping the systems that communities and industries rely on every day.

  Our teams design and deliver full EPC solutions, combining technical excellence with practical, hands-on delivery. We offer end-to-end capabilities – from concept and design through to manufacturing, construction and commissioning utilising a continually evolving in-house expertise. This means you’ll work on projects that are varied, challenging and genuinely impactful.

  Our multi-disciplinary teams bring together specialists in civil, mechanical, electrical, process, instrumentation, and control & automation engineering, alongside our in-house manufacturing of control panels, MCCs, PLCs and SCADA systems. With over 1,000 people and a strong, growing pipeline of work, it’s an exciting time to join Trant. We are committed to helping our people succeed through our Career Development Association, providing structured support, mentoring and clear pathways to help you reach your full potential.

  Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your next career step, Trant offers the chance to develop, progress and make a real difference.

  Our company benefits package includes.

  • Competitive salary.
  • Company car or car allowance (some levels.)
  • Mentored support within our 'Career Development Association', to work towards chartership.
  • 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays.
  • Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice.
  • Company Pension Scheme.
  • Flexible working based on a 'core hours' system.
  • 1 x Professional Membership paid annually.
  • Hybrid working.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Free onsite parking.
  • Bike to Work scheme.
  • Discretionary annual bonus.