Senior Electrical Design Engineer – Hybrid, Water/Utilities

Rullion; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses paid

Job summary

My client, an engineering design consultancy, is seeking senior/ principal level engineers for a full-time role from the Manchester Office with occasional site visits. Hybrid working is possible with prior agreement.

The position can be contract (outside IR35) or permanent. Responsibilities include delivering water-industry design outputs, leading CAD teams, coordinating electrical design scopes, and ensuring compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ relevant design experience in the water industry.
• Registered with a professional body and working towards chartership.
• Chartered engineer (preferred).
• Experience in control and/or telecoms engineering.
• Experience with ATEX.
• Experience in HV, LV and ICA designs.
• Awareness of construction methods and materials.
• Knowledge of engineering drawing practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements.
• Produce design calculations and drawings for the water industry.
• Direct and develop CAD technicians and more junior designers and graduates.
• Direct, prepare scopes for and check output of subcontract electrical design teams.
• Liaise with equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
• Prepare design investigations, reports and specifications.
• Design in compliance with relevant technical, professional and group standards.
• Ensure project change for design package is fully implemented and recorded.
• Estimate hours required for design packages.
• Present and attend at meetings and design presentations.

Skills

Design leadership

Team mentoring

Stakeholder liaison

Presentations

Education

Chartered engineer status / working toward chartership

Professional body registration

Tools

CAD software

Electrical design tools

Job description

My client, an engineering design consultancy, is seeking senior/ principal level engineers for a full-time role from the Manchester Office with occasional site visits. Hybrid working is possible with prior agreement.

The position can be contract (outside IR35) or permanent. Responsibilities include delivering water-industry design outputs, leading CAD teams, coordinating electrical design scopes, and ensuring compliance with standards.