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Principal Electrical Engineer

Leeds or North of England

£50-65k DOE

Working within the water industry, an opportunity has arisen for Principal Electrical Engineer. You will be responsible for the production and coordination of outline and detailed design deliverables on multidiscipline engineering schemes. These schemes are delivered across a wide client base nationally and internationally, mainly focusing on process and water industries.

Note 1; although location says Leeds or North of England, we can accommodate the right person from further afield.

Note 2; if you are a Senior Electrical Design Engineer with experience relevant to level, then this could well work.

We're seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with a deep reservoir of knowledge and experience of 10+ years to join our Engineering team. If you're passionate about water and sewage treatment processes and understand Electrical, Instrumentation, Control, and Automation (EICA) design, then this is the opportunity you've been looking for!

The Role

In this role, you'll need to be buoyant with ideas, providing innovative and technically differentiated solutions that will make waves with our clients. You'll channel your expertise in EICA design deliverables to ensure smooth and efficient operations, while directing a CAD resource to produce top-tier engineering drawings and steering junior engineers towards their professional development. You'll float between various responsibilities, including line management and fostering relationships with business partners and key clients, managing multidiscipline teams, conducting feasibility, outline, and detailed design to keep our projects afloat. You'll also provide bid/proposal fee and hours estimation for design schemes with precision, ensuring we stay on course, and conduct thorough technical reviews while helping navigate the company's technical assurance function.

The seal of approval:

Chartered Engineer status is a must
A solid background within the UK water industry
A driving licence (to travel to client sites)
What we would like to offer you:

Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
24 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave
Pension scheme (6% employer, 4% employee)
Company mobile phone and laptop provided
Training and career progression opportunities
Professional Membership fees paid
Life Assurance Scheme 4x annual salary
Electric car scheme
Employee Assistance Programme (with access to GP appointments, Physio appointments and Mental Health Support)