Tetra Tech Europe
Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry
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Lead Electrical Design for UK Water Infrastructure — Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Water)
Purpose And Scope Of The Role
Tetra Tech’s Water Consultancy is seeking multiple Principal Electrical Design Engineers to lead technical delivery across major long-term water industry frameworks UK-wide. You will produce, review, and approve intricate electrical designs, specifications, calculations, and construction documentation for process plants, pumping stations, and ancillary assets. Daily activities include design leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, client engagement, and oversight of digital design workflows. Projects include a £100 million, 10-year United Utilities framework and a broad AMP8/AMP9 portfolio comprising multi-million-pound capital schemes. You will provide technical assurance and mentor teams of engineers, modellers, and data analysts.
Your Impact In This Position
- Short Term: Assure technical quality and deliverable readiness.
- Medium Term: Influence low-carbon, best-value solutions across programmes and strengthen client and alliance relationships.
- Long Term: Capture and propagate technical knowledge, develop future leaders, and progress into senior technical or programme leadership roles.
Core Capabilities
- Technical excellence and verification: Proven ability to produce, check, and approve complex electrical designs, reports, and calculations to industry and statutory standards.
- Multidisciplinary leadership: Experience directing integrated teams (process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICA) and acting as Design Lead on complex projects.
- Digital design proficiency: Strong competence in digital design tools and workflows to improve constructability, coordination, and efficiency on design-and-construct programmes.
- Commercial and client engagement: Commercial awareness with a track record of advising clients, managing delivery risks, and supporting framework growth.
- People development and knowledge capture: Demonstrable mentoring, line-management experience, and ability to codify technical innovations and best practice.
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Skills, Qualifications And Experience
Expected:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Substantial water sector experience
- Chartered or working towards chartership
- Membership of a relevant professional body
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification
- Demonstrable AMP programme experience
Work patterns & locations
- Hybrid working with regional office presence; typical expectation two to three days per week onsite depending on project needs.
- Travel across framework locations and occasional client site visits required.
- Salary and benefits competitive; flexible arrangements considered in line with delivery requirements.
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Why join Tetra Tech?
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.
We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science® to solve our clients’ most complex problems.
In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role.
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