Senior/Principal Electrical & ICA Engineer( Flexible across various locations in UK)

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking a Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical delivery on water infrastructure projects in the UK. You’ll shape solutions from concept to delivery, mentor teams, and build trusted client relationships within a multidisciplinary Water team.

Hybrid working is available with office/site-based days; opportunities to influence AMP8 programmes and drive technical excellence across major water projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated status with IET or ability to become chartered within 12 months.
• Proven experience leading technical delivery within water sector or transferable background.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to innovation, sustainability and technical excellence.
• Experience with engineering risk assessment and process safety studies (HAZOP).

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery on electrical engineering solutions for water resource projects through all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple disciplines to develop integrated and sustainable outcomes.
• Provide technical guidance, support, and assurance to engineers and technicians, acting as a key point of contact within project teams.
• Develop and review technical reports, calculations, specifications, drawings, and design packages to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Build strong relationships within project teams, clients, stakeholders and project partners.
• Contribute to innovation, continuous improvement and adoption of new technologies.
• Help identify opportunities within the Practice to create additional value for clients and communities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

HAZOP

Job description

Job Description Overview

Develop Your Career and Shape the Future of Water Infrastructure At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients, communities, and the environment. We are seeking a Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer to join our growing Water team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects for UK water companies, local authorities, and environmental organisations. Working directly with clients, rather than through third parties, you will play a key role in shaping solutions from concept through to delivery, influencing technical direction and building trusted client relationships. Join us at a pivotal moment for the UK water industry. AMP8 represents a step change in investment, creating opportunities to work on some of the most significant infrastructure programmes in a generation, including strategic reservoir developments, water resource schemes, treatment works upgrades, and major resilience projects that will help secure water supplies for decades to come. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Engineer looking to apply their expertise across one of the UK's largest and most diverse portfolios of water infrastructure projects. Whether your ambition is to strengthen your technical expertise, lead the delivery of major programmes, grow client relationships, or progress towards people leadership, AtkinsRéalis offers the scale, support, and opportunities to help you achieve your goals. When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence.

You’ll benefit from:

• Secure workload through major long-term frameworks.
• Opportunities to influence nationally significant projects and helping to shape the future of water infrastructure across the UK.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.
• Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.
• A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Clear career progression pathways and professional development opportunities

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position can be based from any of our major offices of London Nova, Epsom, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow or Belfast. It can also be based in one of our regional offices of Leeds, Newcastle, Peterborough, Exeter, Derby, Cardiff, Swansea, Cambridge, or Edinburgh.

Your role

The role offers broad project exposure, technical development, and clear opportunities for progression within a collaborative and growing team.

You will:

• Lead the delivery on electrical engineering solutions for water resource projects through all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple disciplines to develop integrated and sustainable outcomes.
• Provide technical guidance, support, and assurance to engineers and technicians, acting as a key point of contact within project teams while supporting the growth and development of the electrical engineering capability through mentoring and coaching.
• Develop and review technical reports, calculations, specifications, drawings, and design packages to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Build strong relationships within project teams, clients, stakeholders and project partners.
• Contribute to innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of new technologies.
• Help identify opportunities within the Practice to create additional value for clients and communities.

About you

We're interested in people who are technically strong, commercially aware and genuinely enjoy collaborative working. You will bring a willingness to learn, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to work collaboratively within diverse project teams.

You’ll ideally bring:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated status with IET or an equivalent institution OR extensive experience and the ability to become chartered within 12 months.
• Proven experience working within multidisciplinary project environments and leading technical delivery within the water sector or from a transferable industry background.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative approach to problem solving.
• A commitment to innovation, sustainability and technical excellence.
• Experience of engineering risk assessment and process safety studies (e.g. HAZOP), with an understanding of safety systems, operational risks, and regulatory compliance.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

#DAT Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, nuclear and capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.