Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Water Infra Leader

Stantec; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Bonus schemes

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead strategy and delivery across UK water and wastewater projects, with flexibility to base in London, High Wycombe or Reading. You will influence technical direction, mentor engineers and help grow the team while delivering safe, sustainable infrastructure.

You'll collaborate with clients, project managers and multidisciplinary teams, drive governance, and oversee critical deliverables from feasibility through construction, shaping

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards professional registration.
• Extensive experience delivering electrical or EICA design within water, utilities, infrastructure or related sectors.
• Proven experience leading complex engineering projects and providing technical direction.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering standards, design processes and technical governance.
• Experience mentoring, developing and supporting engineers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence clients, stakeholders and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex electrical and EICA design solutions across major infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
• Act as a technical authority, providing guidance on design standards, engineering approaches and project delivery.
• Oversee the production and review of key deliverables including Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams, technical specifications and control philosophies.
• Collaborate with clients, project managers, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated engineering outcomes.
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership to engineers, supporting capability development across the team.
• Contribute to business growth through client relationships, framework delivery, bids and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Chartered Engineer

Leadership experience

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead strategy and delivery across UK water and wastewater projects, with flexibility to base in London, High Wycombe or Reading. You will influence technical direction, mentor engineers and help grow the team while delivering safe, sustainable infrastructure.

You'll collaborate with clients, project managers and multidisciplinary teams, drive governance, and oversee critical deliverables from feasibility through construction, shaping