Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry

Overview

Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry role at RPS
. We are recruiting a Senior Electrical and ICA Design Engineer to join our Water Consultancy team operating across the UK. You’ll work on AMP8 and AMP9 projects, ensuring exceptional water services in a collaborative environment. RPS, in partnership with Tetra Tech, is actively engaged in long-term wastewater programmes across the UK water industry, addressing pollution and flooding challenges. The wastewater consulting team undertakes a broad range of projects including urban drainage and water quality modelling studies;

WINEP, SOAF, DWMPs and catchment investment planning; and the development of engineering solutions from feasibility through to outline and detailed design.

• You will be experienced in liaising with the client to understand fully their needs, interpret their data, and develop a project plan. You will be able to coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure that the project as a whole meets its goals.
• You will be experienced in producing technical outputs such as technical specifications, schedules, reports, load and instrument lists, cable sizing calculations, single line diagrams and system architecture layouts, and be familiar with collaborative planning reviews and designs of solutions.
• You will be able to provide engineering inputs and design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, producing general arrangement drawings, 3D models, 2D plans and sections, and piping & instrumentation diagrams.
• To be successful in this role, you will have strong communication skills and be able to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers as well as inputting into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops and safety reviews, including HAZOPs and ALMs.
• You will understand how water and wastewater treatment processes operate and be experienced in assessing existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver the electrical and ICA design.

• A good technical understanding of electrical engineering and ICA principles.
• Significant water industry experience.
• Proficient in:
  Load assessment and LV and MV distribution systems design;
  The use of P&IDs to create equipment schedules; ICA and SCADA system architecture development;
  Production of URSs, FDSs and control philosophies;
  The production of specifications, reports and technical documentation;
  Complying with the CDM Regulations and designing for safety;
  Various methods of contract procurement and engagement, ideally including the NEC forms of contract;
  Managing your work to time, cost, and quality criteria;
  Supporting junior staff in their technical and personal development.
• The ability to travel and visit operational and construction sites as required, to act in a safe manner, and to survey, inspect, and witness test mechanical equipment and installations.
• Knowledge of design tools and software such as AutoCAD or similar design packages would be an advantage but is not essential.

• A degree-level qualification in electrical engineering or a closely-allied subject, ideally IET-accredited. Postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
• Chartered engineer or working towards and nearing chartership.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go. We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone.

You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we…