Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Water Industry
Posted 25 days 14 hours ago by Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
Join Stantec in a strategically pivotal role within our expanding Water Business. As a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer, you will serve as a cornerstone of our technical leadership, driving the delivery of essential infrastructure across the Yorkshire region. With the AMP8 regulatory cycle ushering in unprecedented investment and innovation, this is your opportunity to shape the future of major water frameworks, including our key partnership with Yorkshire Water.
The Challenge and Your ImpactThis is a high impact leadership position designed for a technical specialist who thrives on complexity and strategic delivery. There is also the potential opportunity to take on regional leadership of the discipline. Based in our city centre office in Leeds, you will be the EICA authority for the local delivery team, ensuring technical excellence across a diverse portfolio of major projects. Our local team boasts a busy social calendar, ensuring a close knit & collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities- Strategic Technical Leadership: Lead the EICA design process from initial optioneering and feasibility through to detailed design and commissioning. You will take ownership of the EICA solutions to meet the client and project needs.
- Team Management & Mentorship: Beyond technical delivery, you help lead and inspire a team of engineers. You will be responsible for the professional and technical growth of your team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and high performance through management and mentoring.
- Discipline Strategy: Act as a key figure in the regional EICA discipline, influencing design standards and ensuring key outputs such as Single Line Diagrams, Network Architectures, and technical specifications are integrated to the client and project needs.
- Client & Stakeholder Influence: Serve as a trusted EICA advisor to clients including Yorkshire Water and external contractors, with further opportunities to work on schemes nationally. You will translate complex technical concepts into strategic project advantages during high level design discussions.
You are a visionary engineer with a passion for technical excellence and people development. You seek a role that offers not just a job, but a long term career path with significant opportunities for further progression within a global consultancy.
Qualifications & Experience- Professional Standing: Chartered Engineer (CEng) with a degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Technical Expertise: A proven track record in EICA engineering design, specifically in developing control philosophies, technical specifications, and constructible solutions for large scale infrastructure.
- Leadership Capability: Demonstrated experience in managing engineering teams and a genuine commitment to mentoring the next generation of technical talent.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, professional subscriptions, group income protection, and various retail/membership discounts.
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