Required Skills
Electrical Design
Water Projects
CDM
Electrical Design Engineering
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Electrical Installation Standards
Job Summary
Our Client, a leading Water & Civils contractor, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join their team in Peterborough.
Experience
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent (HNC/HND with experience considered).
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards Chartership (IET or similar).
- Proven experience in delivering electrical designs on water-sector infrastructure projects (clean and wastewater preferred).
- Strong knowledge of relevant UK regulations, including BS7671, CDM 2015, and other applicable standards.
- Hands-on experience with design software and working within a digital/BIM environment.
- Ability to mentor and develop junior engineers, with prior leadership or team oversight experience.
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and external stakeholders, including contractors and supply chain.
- Familiarity with off-site build practices, repeatable design solutions, and modular construction approaches.
- CSCS card and awareness of site safety practices desirable.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and reporting skills.
Contract Information
12 Month Contract - Inside IR35
Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Principal Engineer, Portfolio Design Managers and Project Design Managers to acquire upcoming project milestones and design review dates.
- Check specifications, schedules, datasheets, drawings, and 3D models to ensure quality, safety, and technical standards are adhered to.
- Coach and mentor junior and less experienced members of the electrical team.
- Lead and coordinate electrical design deliverables across multiple capital projects
- Provide technical direction, assurance, and support to junior and mid-level electrical engineers.
- Review and check specifications, datasheets, technical drawings, 3D models, and schedules to ensure compliance with industry standards, legislation, and safety protocols.
- Respond to construction site and supply chain queries; assess and validate change requests.
- Drive best practice in Construction Design Management (CDM) and input into commissioning strategies.
- Facilitate multi-disciplinary collaboration across engineering, commercial, and delivery teams.
- Contribute to design workflow management to maintain quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
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