Principal Electrical Engineer - Water

Principal Electrical Engineer - Water Sector. A decade of Scottish Water work starts here.

Scottish Water is about to invest £8.1bn in its network, the biggest programme in its history. Stantec is one of just two Primary Designers chosen to deliver it.

This landmark partnership, which potentially extends to 2039, secures meaningful work from our Glasgow or Edinburgh offices. Not one project. Not one framework cycle. A pipeline of water and wastewater schemes that will shape how Scotland lives for a generation. This major framework success anchors our exceptional performance across the UK for the AMP8 regulatory cycle, where we have secured exciting new project wins and solidified our standing as the number 1 design consultancy in the regulated water sector.

Most engineers get one programme like this in a career. We're building the team now, and the people who join early get to shape how it runs.

Your technical leadership will directly support the delivery of essential water infrastructure across Scotland, helping clients improve resilience, enhance environmental performance and meet ambitious sustainability targets. The solutions you help deliver will contribute to reliable water services for communities while supporting the transition towards a more sustainable future.

Beyond project delivery, you'll play a key role in strengthening our engineering capability by developing future talent, supporting technical excellence and helping shape the continued growth of Stantec's Water business across Scotland.

You will provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of water and wastewater infrastructure projects for Scottish Water, taking responsibility for high-quality EICA design delivery from concept through to construction support. The role is based in our Edinburgh office with hybrid working.

You will lead electrical and EICA design across infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, including treatment works, pumping stations and associated assets, providing technical governance, design assurance and engineering guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

You will develop and review key deliverables including Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams, technical specifications and control philosophies, working closely with project managers, clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.

You will support the growth of the discipline by mentoring engineers, sharing technical knowledge and contributing to bids and framework opportunities, and you will champion innovation and best practice across Electrical Engineering.

• Lead electrical and EICA design across treatment works, pumping stations and associated assets.

• Provide technical governance, design assurance and engineering guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and review Single Line Diagrams, Block Cable Diagrams, Network Infrastructure Diagrams, specifications and control philosophies.

• Work with project managers, clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.

• Help clients improve resilience, enhance environmental performance and meet sustainability targets.

• Mentor and develop engineers, building future talent within the discipline.

• Contribute to bids and framework opportunities.

• Champion innovation, best practice and continuous improvement across Electrical Engineering.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or working towards professional registration.

• Significant experience delivering electrical or EICA design within water, utilities, infrastructure or related industries.

• Proven…