Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Abatec Recruitment; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national engineering contractor is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join their team in Exeter. The role involves producing cost-effective engineering designs for clean water projects, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. Candidates should possess an HND/Degree in engineering and experience with process plant systems, ideally in the Water sector. A competitive salary and attractive benefits package are offered, along with hybrid working options.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension

Option to purchase additional annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience of producing designs of process plant systems, ideally within the Water sector.
• Experience of selection and specification of Instrumentation and Industrial Communications.
• City & Guilds BS7671 / 18th Edition IET Electrical Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective design layouts meeting specification requirements.
• Ensure designs account for environmental and health & safety requirements.
• Write, monitor and review procedures and processes.

Skills

Cost-effective design

Environmental and health & safety compliance

Design and document coordination

Supervision and staff development

Cost-effective plant layouts

Education

HND/Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Tools

PLC and SCADA systems

Motor control centres

Job description

A great new opportunity to join a Water sector specialist who has been awarded tier–one framework status with South West Water. My client, a national contractor with a company turnover of c 200 million, requires a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to be involved in Turnkey clean water with values from 20 million to over 100 million. As Senior Electrical Design Engineer you will be part of a team providing engineering design services to minimise our clients risks and maximise their profits. You will coordinate the design and produce design drawings and documents taking into account specifications, standards and health & safety requirements.

As Senior Electrical Design Engineer you will:

• Be responsible for producing cost–effective design layouts to meet specification requirements and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively.
• Ensure that designs take into account all environmental and health & safety requirements.
• Write, monitor and review procedures and processes, ensuring continued development of the department.
• Assist in supervising and developing staff.
• Coordinate designs with all internal and external stakeholders
• Provide estimates and feedback for the Proposals department.

Our client requires a Senior Electrical Design Engineer with:

• HND/Degree in relevant engineering discipline
• Experience of producing designs of process plant systems, ideally within the Water sector.
• Experience of motor control centres including protection, motor starters including VSDs and harmonic mitigation methods.
• Experience of selection and specification of Instrumentation, Industrial Communications, PLCs and SCADA systems.
• The ability to rationalise designs and produce cost–effective plant layouts.
• City & Guilds BS7671 / 18th Edition IET Electrical Regulations

Salary/Benefits:

• 50,000 – 60,000 per annum
• hybrid working
• Attractive benefits package including Life Assurance, Pension, option to purchase additional annual leave

If you would like more information, or to apply for this vacancy, please contact Kelly Evans on (phone number removed). The reference for this vacancy is (phone number removed).

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