Electrical Design Engineer

Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Manchester

Working Pattern: Full-time, office-based

Industry: Water & Wastewater

We’re currently working with a leading engineering business operating across the UK water and wastewater sector, who are looking to appoint an Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer to join their growing design team.

This is a great opportunity for an electrical engineer with around 3–5 years’ design experience who is looking to develop their technical career while working on a range of water and wastewater projects.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary design team, you’ll be responsible for producing high-quality electrical design deliverables and supporting projects from concept through to construction.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Producing electrical designs in line with safety, quality and client requirements
• Preparing electrical calculations, drawings, reports and technical specifications
• Developing LV electrical designs for water and wastewater treatment projects
• Working closely with CAD technicians to produce accurate and coordinated drawings
• Liaising with equipment suppliers, manufacturers and other engineering disciplines
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant British Standards, legislation and client specifications
• Supporting design reviews, risk assessments and value engineering activities
• Managing design changes throughout project delivery
• Attending client, supplier and internal design meetings
• Continuing to develop your technical knowledge through mentoring, CPD and professional development

We’re looking for someone with:

• A Degree, HNC or HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• 3–5 years’ electrical design experience within the UK water industry
• Experience producing LV electrical designs for water or wastewater treatment projects
• Good knowledge of relevant British Standards and water industry design practices
• Experience with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary design environment
• A full UK driving licence

It would also be beneficial if you have experience with:

• ICA, control systems or telemetry
• ATEX design principles
• Amtech, Trimble ProDesign or similar electrical design software
• BIM processes and Common Data Environments such as ProjectWise or Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Working towards IEng or CEng status

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established engineering team and work on a variety of projects within the UK water and wastewater sector, with plenty of scope for continued technical and professional development.