Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Gearing Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tier-1 contractor in Bristol seeks experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineers to support electrical design functions across major water industry projects. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in water or similar sectors. The role offers hybrid working options, opportunities for career progression, and involvement in innovative design challenges.

Benefits

Guaranteed work on major projects

Hybrid working options

Career progression & development

Supportive team environment

Innovative design challenges

Qualifications

• Experience in water or similar process-driven environment.
• Contractual and commercial knowledge.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards it (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed and outline designs for electrical works.
• Provide technical input to engineering teams.
• Ensure design output meets scope, budgets, and timescales.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to meet client requirements.
• Attend design review meetings to monitor project progress.

Skills

Design and engineering experience

Technical input to engineering teams

Project management

Collaboration across disciplines

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry

MULTIPLE HIRES - Also need Principal Electrical Design Engineers

A leading tier‑1 contractor delivering major projects in the water industry is seeking experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineers. In this role, you will support the electrical design function across their water industry frameworks and help to deliver high‑quality engineering solutions.

If you have design and engineering experience within water or a similar heavy industrial engineering sector, then get in touch to find out more!

Why Apply?

• Guaranteed work on major projects
• Hybrid working options
• Career progression & development
• Supportive team environment
• Innovative design challenges

Duties for Senior Electrical Design Engineer

• Develop detailed and outline designs, as well as specifications for electrical works.
• Providing technical input on a daily basis to contribute to the team of engineers and technicians.
• Ensure that the design output meets the agreed scope of work, as well as the budgets and timescales.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues from other disciplines to meet project requirements and add value to the client.
• Attend design review meetings to monitor progress.

Qualifications/Experience for Senior Electrical Design Engineer

• HNC/HND/Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience working within water or similar process‑driven environment
• Contractual and commercial knowledge
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this (desirable)

GRS (Gearing Recruitment Solutions) operates across the following sectors, frameworks and industries: water treatment, clean water, wastewater, waste water, wwtw, wtw, thames water, anglian water, cambridge water, essex water, ses water, southern water, southeast water, amp6, amp7, amp8 scottish water, sutton and east surrey water, wessex water, south west water, severn trent water, welsh water, united utilities, yorkshire water, STW, sludge, treatment works, chemical dosing, sewage, pumping station, booster station, paper mill, brewery, food processing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, process engineering.