Murray McIntosh
Electrical Design Engineer
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Electrical Design Engineer (Contract) | Clean Water Projects | Outside IR35
Location: South East England / Hybrid Working
Contract Type: Contract, Outside IR35
Rate: Up to £475 per day
Sector: Water Utilities / Clean Water
Are you an experienced Electrical Design Engineer with a background in clean water projects and a passion for delivering complex infrastructure schemes?
We are seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to support the delivery of essential clean water projects across the South East.
This is an opportunity to work on high-profile water infrastructure programmes, contributing to projects from concept and outline design through to detailed design review and commissioning.
Operating within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, you'll play a key role in developing and reviewing electrical engineering solutions that ensure the continued delivery of safe, reliable drinking water to local communities.
The Role
As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for developing technical electrical solutions and supporting project delivery across a portfolio of clean water schemes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing electrical design solutions for clean water infrastructure projects.
- Coordinating design activities with process, civil and mechanical engineering teams.
- Producing and reviewing technical reports, calculations, specifications and drawings.
- Carrying out checking, review and approval of detailed electrical designs.
- Evaluating design options and selecting appropriate engineering solutions.
- Ensuring contractor designs comply with company standards, WIMES specifications, IET Wiring Regulations and relevant legislation.
- Developing outline and detailed scheme designs.
- Assisting with programme development, cost estimates and tender documentation.
- Supporting design reviews and project delivery through key milestones.
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Requirements
To be considered for this role, you will have:
- HNC, HND or Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Proven experience delivering electrical design work on clean water projects within the UK water sector.
- Experience producing and reviewing detailed electrical engineering designs.
- Progress towards Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with the IET is desirable.
- Strong technical report writing and communication skills.
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary project team.
- Detailed knowledge of:
- PLC systems
- HMI systems
- Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
- Harmonic filtration
- Industrial data networks
- Telemetry systems
- Standby generator systems
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
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What's on Offer
- Paying up to £475 per day
- Outside IR35 contract engagement.
- Hybrid working arrangement.
- Exposure to a varied portfolio of clean water projects.
- Opportunity to contribute across the full project lifecycle.
- Collaborative engineering environment with experienced technical teams.
- Long-term infrastructure investment programme.
This position would suit an Electrical Design Engineer with water sector experience who is looking to work on technically challenging clean water schemes within a supportive project environment.
If you're interested in finding out more, please apply below or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Leon Smith
Murray McIntosh
Desired Skills and Experience
- Electrical Design
- Electrical Engineering
- Water Utilities
- Clean Water
- EICA
- PLC
- HMI
- Variable Speed Drives
- Telemetry Systems
- Power Distribution
- WIMES
- IET Wiring Regulations
- Technical Specifications
- Design Review
- Infrastructure Projects
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