Senior Site MEICA Commissioning Engineer

South East Water; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water company seeks a Senior Site MEICA Engineer in Tonbridge and Malling, responsible for delivering capital projects with technical leadership. The role involves managing site engineers, ensuring quality commissioning of MEICA elements, and driving project success through innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 6 weeks

Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave

Paid volunteering days

Cycle to work scheme

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing related benefits

Qualifications

• Substantial industry experience and a reputation for technical excellence.
• Professional membership (CEng, IEng etc.) or working towards this is desirable.
• Ability to write SAT documents and detailed understanding of safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Site MEICA Engineers and oversee commissioning activities.
• Review and agree commissioning plans and ensure project adherence.
• Liaise with site SEW owners for successful project delivery.

Skills

Technical excellence

Project management

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in electrical engineering or related discipline

HNC/D with proven exceptional technical expertise

Tools

PLC / HMI

Telemetry systems

Job description

Summary:

Do you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for ensuring the quality installation of MEICA components?

Are you a highly organized and proactive MEICA professional ready to take the lead on site?

As a Senior Site MEICA Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the successful delivery of capital projects by providing technical leadership and ensuring the quality commissioning of all MEICA elements.

Reporting to the Lead EICA Engineer, you will manage the Site MEICA Engineers, oversee commissioning activities in adherence to specifications and safety regulations, and review project plans.

Your focus will be on delivering projects within scope, without interruptions, while driving innovation and providing technical support to various stakeholders. Effective collaboration with internal teams and site owners will be key to ensuring efficient commissioning and successful project close-out.

Main Responsibilities

• Discipline line management of the Site MEICA Engineers in line with the requirements of the Lead MEICA Engineer.
• Provide, advise and take technical quality responsibility for commissioning activities in line with specifications and appropriate Health and Safety Legislation, with input from the Lead MEICA Engineer.
• Review and agree commissioning plans and programmes for projects.
• Ensure projects are carried out in line with the defined scope and commissioning plan.
• Ensure all projects are delivered without any unplanned interruptions.
• Provide a technical support to the design engineers, assets team, contractors, Site MEICA Engineers.
• Seek to innovate and drive improvements in design, installation and procedures.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders for contribution to successful project delivery.
• Ensure commissioning activities are carried out efficiently throughout the project.
• Liaise with site SEW owners to assist the Project Managers in the successful closing out of schemes.
• Ensure the Operations teams are fully trained and conversant with the functionality of all new equipment.

You'll need:

Skills / Qualifications / Experience

• Engineer with substantial industry experience and a reputation for technical excellence with demonstrable experience
• Ideally Degree qualified in electrical engineering or related discipline or HNC/D with proven exceptional technical expertise
• Professional membership of an institution (CEng, IEng etc) or working towards this
• Telemetry system knowledge
• PLC / HMI code verification and fault finding at an in-depth level.
• To assist SEW Production teams with site issues inc. Process and Control
• Ability to write SAT documents.
• Site Optimisation guidance to Production teams.
• Project manage small MEICA schemes.
• Detailed understanding of methodically working through software testing and functional design specifications/site acceptance tests.
• A good understanding of the legislation governing electrical safety/quality and ideally have been previously appointed as an Authorised Person at LV, but not essential.
• Good understanding of EICA operational systems with knowledge of mechanical and process equipment.
• Experienced in technical delivery to meet regulatory and business objectives.
• Ability to exercise sound engineering judgement and decision making in complex situations.
• An ability to work as part of a team and exercise sound judgement in complex situations.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to positively adapt approach in any given situation.

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package:

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.

• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.

• Paid volunteering days.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Health cash plan.

• Life assurance.

• Wellbeing related benefits.

What can you expect from your recruitment?

• To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.

• It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.

• Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!

South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.

Compensation package:

Up to £60,000 depending on experience

+ car allowance