Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry

Tetra Tech Europe; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech Europe is seeking Principal Electrical Design Engineers to lead technical delivery for UK water projects, including complex designs, specifications, calculations and documentation for plants and pumping stations.

You will mentor teams, engage clients, and oversee digital design workflows while coordinating across process, civil, structural and electrical disciplines on long‑term frameworks and AMP programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Substantial water sector experience.
• Chartered or working towards chartership.
• Desirable: postgraduate qualification and demonstrable AMP programme experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of electrical designs and calculations.
• Mentor engineers and data analysts.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Engage clients and manage delivery risks.

Skills

Technical excellence

Multidisciplinary leadership

Digital design

Client engagement

People development

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered engineer (or in progress)

Job description

Lead electrical design for UK water infrastructure — Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Water)

Purpose And Scope Of The Role

Tetra Tech’s Water Consultancy is seeking multiple Principal Electrical Design Engineers to lead technical delivery across major long‑term water industry frameworks UK‑wide. You will produce, review and approve intricate electrical designs, specifications, calculations and construction documentation for process plants, pumping stations and ancillary assets. Daily activities include design leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, client engagement and oversight of digital design workflows. Projects include a £100 million, 10‑year United Utilities framework and a broad AMP8/AMP9 portfolio comprising multi‑million‑pound capital schemes. You will provide technical assurance and mentor teams of engineers, modellers and data analysts.

Your Impact In This Position

In the short term you will assure technical quality and deliverable readiness. Over the medium term you will influence low‑carbon, best‑value solutions across programmes and strengthen client and alliance relationships. In the long term you will capture and propagate technical knowledge, develop future leaders and progress into senior technical or programme leadership roles.

Core Capabilities

• Technical excellence and verification - Proven ability to produce, check and approve complex electrical designs, reports and calculations to industry and statutory standards.
• Multidisciplinary leadership - Experience directing integrated teams (process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICA) and acting as Design Lead on complex projects.
• Digital design proficiency - Strong competence in digital design tools and workflows to improve constructability, coordination and efficiency on design‑and‑construct programmes.
• Commercial and client engagement - Commercial awareness with a track record of advising clients, managing delivery risks and supporting framework growth.
• People development and knowledge capture - Demonstrable mentoring, line‑management experience and ability to codify technical innovations and best practice.

Skills, Qualifications And Experience

Expected: degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, substantial water sector experience, chartered or working towards chartership and membership of a relevant professional body. Desirable: postgraduate qualification and demonstrable AMP programme experience.

Work patterns & locations

Hybrid working with regional office presence; typical expectation two to three days per week onsite depending on project needs. Travel across framework locations and occasional client site visits required. Salary and benefits competitive; flexible arrangements considered in line with delivery requirements.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day‑to‑day role.