Senior Electrical Engineer - Water & Wastewater (Hybrid)

Avove Limited; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 55.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days

Charity matched giving

Zusammenfassung

Avove Limited is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead EICA design on water and wastewater projects. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and manage projects from feasibility through detailed design. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with safety regulations, reviewing engineering designs, and preparing cost estimates.

With a focus on innovation, you will promote creative solutions and maintain strong client relationships. A UK driving licence and expertise in BS 7671 standards are essential. The role offers a flexible hybrid working model and a range of benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Proven ability to produce, check and approve detailed electrical design outputs for complex process plant.
• Excellent working knowledge of clean water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Strong capability to develop practical, buildable engineering solutions that deliver value.
• Experience preparing robust bottom-up cost estimates.
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Full UK driving licence.

Aufgaben

• Lead the delivery of EICA design on water and wastewater projects.
• Manage projects through feasibility, preliminary and detailed design stages.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Review and approve engineering designs, calculations, and reports.

Kenntnisse

Electrical design outputs

Clean water treatment processes

Buildable engineering solutions

Innovative engineering approach

Cost estimation

Project management

BS 7671 (18th Edition Wiring Regulations)

High-quality technical specifications

Jobbeschreibung

Avove is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our growing design team, leading the delivery of EICA design solutions across a diverse portfolio of water and wastewater projects. You will oversee and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams throughout the full project lifecycle, from feasibility studies and outline design through to detailed design and construction support.

Projects include both infrastructure and non-infrastructure schemes such as pumping stations, water and wastewater treatment works, chemical dosing installations, and sludge treatment and handling facilities. The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in electrical engineering, along with a sound understanding of WIMES standards and specifications, ensuring designs are compliant with industry best practice and water sector requirements. You will play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and innovative engineering solutions for our clients across the UK water industry.

Key Responsibilities…

• Lead the delivery of innovative EICA design solutions from feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.
• Produce high-quality, cost-effective designs that meet client, technical, commercial and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve engineering calculations, drawings, technical specifications, reports and contract documentation.
• Manage project planning, programmes, resources, budgets and design team performance to ensure successful project delivery.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted technical advisor and key point of contact.
• Provide technical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, supporting mentoring, professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with WIMES standards, CDM regulations, health, safety, environmental legislation and company management systems.

About you…

• Proven experience producing, checking and approving complex electrical designs for process plant.
• Strong knowledge of clean water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Ability to develop practical, cost-effective and buildable engineering solutions.
• Good understanding of BS 7671 (18th Edition), electrical drawings, technical specifications and WIMES standards.
• Experience preparing cost estimates and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong awareness of civil and mechanical engineering interfaces, with United Utilities framework experience advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence and a proactive, innovative approach to engineering.

Please note that candidates with qualifications that do not fully match the above criteria but have relevant equivalent experience are invited to apply.

What’s in it for you…

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Car/Allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Avove Discount Scheme
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About Avove…

Avove is a leading infrastructure services provider, delivering critical utility and energy solutions across the UK. With a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation, we specialise in the design, maintenance, and renewal of essential infrastructure for water, energy, and telecoms networks. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to long-term investment in training, development, and modern equipment to support our teams in delivering high-quality, reliable services for our clients and communities.

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