Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Water (Leeds, Hybrid)

Stantec; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Competitive salary

Learning and development opportunities

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec in Leeds is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead strategic electrical and EICA design across major UK water and wastewater projects. You will shape technical direction, mentor engineers and work with clients, delivery partners and project managers to deliver resilient infrastructure.

You will influence standards, oversee key deliverables such as SLDs and control philosophies, and help grow the Leeds team through knowledge sharing and bid activity.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (CEng/IEng) or actively working towards.
• 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.
• Experience working within the UK water sector.

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 Leeds and wider regional team.
• Contribute to business growth through client relationships, framework delivery, bids and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Mentoring

Project delivery

Technical governance

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (CEng/IEng) or working towards

Job description

Stantec in Leeds is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead strategic electrical and EICA design across major UK water and wastewater projects. You will shape technical direction, mentor engineers and work with clients, delivery partners and project managers to deliver resilient infrastructure.

You will influence standards, oversee key deliverables such as SLDs and control philosophies, and help grow the Leeds team through knowledge sharing and bid activity.