Kier Group
Electrical Project Engineer
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We're looking for an Electrical Project Engineer to join our United Utilities Water Framework team based in North West.
Location: North West
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Join our team as an Electrical Project Engineer and play a vital role in delivering safe, compliant electrical, instrumentation, control and automation work packages across the United Utilities water framework. You'll coordinate electrical design, procurement, installation, inspection, testing, commissioning support and handover activities across water, wastewater, network, pumping stations and treatment assets. Working collaboratively with project managers, site teams, designers and supply chain partners, you'll help ensure right-first-time delivery that meets programme, quality and client requirements.
What will you be responsible for?
As an Electrical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the multi-discipline delivery team, supporting them in delivering electrical engineering activities from design development through to construction completion and handover.
Your Day To Day Will Include
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- Coordinating electrical and ICA work packages including MCCs, LV distribution, cabling, drives, instrumentation, telemetry and PLC/SCADA interfaces
- Reviewing electrical design information, specifications, drawings, cable schedules and technical submissions for buildability and compliance
- Supporting procurement and package management including scope development, tender reviews and supplier engagement
- Producing and coordinating RAMS, permits, inspection and test plans, commissioning packs and handover records
- Ensuring engineering delivery complies with CDM, health and safety legislation, United Utilities standards and quality procedures
What are we looking for?
This role of Electrical Project Engineer is great for you if:
- You have demonstrable experience delivering electrical and ICA works on capital projects within the water sector, utilities or regulated operational environments
- You possess a strong technical understanding of electrical systems including MCCs, LV distribution, instrumentation, actuators and control interfaces
- You're comfortable reading and coordinating electrical drawings, specifications, cable schedules and supplier information
- You hold a minimum HNC/HND, degree, apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in electrical engineering or related discipline
- You have a proactive, organised approach with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build constructive relationships across teams
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We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards And Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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