Stantec
Senior Electrical Engineer - Water Sector
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The Opportunity
The UK water sector is delivering unprecedented investment to improve resilience, protect the environment, and secure future water supplies. At Stantec, our Electrical Engineering teams are helping deliver the innovative EICA solutions that make these projects possible.
We're looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Water team based in London, High Wycombe, Reading, Brighton, or Southampton. Working on major clean water and wastewater programmes, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects from concept through to construction. This is an excellent opportunity to build your technical expertise, take ownership of increasingly complex work, and progress your career within one of the UK's leading engineering consultancies.
About The Role
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll play an important role in delivering EICA solutions across a wide variety of water infrastructure projects. You'll work closely with project managers, clients, and multidisciplinary teams to develop practical, sustainable engineering solutions.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Delivering electrical and EICA designs from feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.
- Producing Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams, and technical specifications.
- Developing electrical calculations, control philosophies, and equipment schedules.
- Supporting design reviews, HAZOPs, and technical workshops.
- Mentoring graduate and junior engineers while contributing to technical excellence across the team.
YOUR IMPACT
As a Senior Electrical Engineer, your work will help deliver resilient infrastructure that supports cleaner rivers, more reliable water supplies, and improved environmental performance. The designs you produce will influence major investment programmes, enabling water companies to meet ambitious regulatory and sustainability targets while providing essential services to millions of customers.
You'll also help strengthen our engineering capability by sharing your knowledge, supporting colleagues, and embracing innovative technologies that improve the quality and efficiency of project delivery. Every project you contribute to will have a lasting impact on communities and the environment.
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ABOUT YOU
Essential
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience delivering electrical or EICA design within the water sector or comparable infrastructure, utilities, or industrial environments.
- Experience producing electrical calculations, technical specifications, and design documentation.
- Knowledge of low voltage electrical systems and control philosophies.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Desirable
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer, or actively working towards professional registration.
- Experience participating in HAZOPs and design reviews.
- Knowledge of DSEAR requirements and hazardous area design.
- Experience using digital engineering tools and modern design methodologies.
WHY JOIN US
- We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive, and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
- We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named 'Best Place to Work' and 'International Consulting Firm of the Year' at the NCE Awards 2024.
- We do what is right: Industry-leading training and development, as well as paid professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE.
- We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups).
- Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
- Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard, as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
- Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
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About Stantec
The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver, and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities.
Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy, and meet the needs of future communities.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations, or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.
Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.
At Stantec, we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made, please contact [email protected], and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
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