Principal Electrical Engineer - Water

Overview

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An international engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to help deliver complex, large-scale infrastructure and building services projects across the UK and beyond. This is an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping resilient, future-ready infrastructure within a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking team environment.

You will contribute to transformational programmes across multiple sectors, delivering innovative electrical engineering solutions from concept through to construction support. Projects span critical national infrastructure and high-profile developments, offering variety, challenge, and the chance to make a meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical electrical design activities in accordance with relevant standards and best practice.
• Manage and mentor design teams, fostering collaboration and maintaining high-quality outputs.
• Prepare technical briefs, scopes of work, and support bid and proposal submissions.
• Manage time, resources, and budgets to achieve project milestones and delivery targets.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Ensure adherence to quality assurance procedures and technical governance standards.

About you

• Chartered Electrical Engineer (or equivalent professional accreditation).
• Proven experience leading electrical design delivery within multidisciplinary project environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of LV and HV power systems.
• Motor control centres and switchgear.
• Industrial/process electrical installations.
• Earthing and bonding design.
• Production of electrical diagrams such as Single Line Diagrams (SLDs) and Block Cable Diagrams (BCDs).
• Hazard studies including HAZOP.
• Familiarity with current UK electrical design standards and sector-specific working practices.
• Proficiency in recognised electrical design and analysis software (e.g. Trimble, Amtech, or equivalent).

If you are interested in working for a global engineering consultancy, please contact Cameron Green on or Email