Principal Electrical / ICA Design Engineer - Water
Birmingham
Job Role
- Undertaking design and advisory services relating to new and existing electrical / ICA infrastructure and operation on water and wastewater related schemes
- Ensuring projects meet required legislative, quality, safety and environmental standards and objectives
- Technical delivery of projects, in a Lead Discipline Engineer capacity
- Identify and develop innovative and optimised technical solutions based on client needs and drivers
- Interface and co-ordinate work with multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and ICA)
- Establish relationships with clients and other delivery partners on project technical, commercial and progress matters
- Act as mentor or buddy to developing engineers
- Line management responsibility for assigned staff.
- Acting as Regional Electrical and ICA Team leader (up to 5 staff) and undertaking performance development reviews
- Ensure capture of key project and technical knowledge, including innovations
- Promote MEICA team capability and achievements both internally and externally
Qualifications/Abilities
- Relevant accredited engineering degree
- Chartered engineer or Incorporated Engineer
- Membership of appropriate professional institution (e.g., IET)
- 8 to 10 years post graduate experience
- Experience in technical delivery of clean and wastewater treatment and network projects
- (Electrical) - Experience in technical delivery of MV/LV electrical distribution systems, MCCs, motorised plant, earthing systems
- (ICA) - Experience in technical delivery of PLC, communications networks, SCADA, telemetry systems and field instrumentation suitable for the application and environment.
- Excellent communication and motivation skills
- Team player with collaborative behaviours
- Ability to motivate and lead others to achieve desired outcomes.
Desirable
- Client facing skills
- Work in an engineering design consultancy and/or alliance
- Experience of working on design and construct projects
- Combined electrical and ICA design skills and experience
- Chartered Engineer
