Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Principal Electrical Design Engineer - Water Industry – Brighton – Salary Dependant on Experience

Purpose and scope of the role:

You will produce, review and approve intricate electrical designs, specifications, calculations and construction documentation for process plants, pumping stations and ancillary assets. Daily activities include design leadership, multidisciplinary coordination, client engagement and oversight of digital design workflows. Projects include a £100 million, 10‑year United Utilities framework and a broad AMP8/AMP9 portfolio comprising multi‑million‑pound capital schemes. You will provide technical assurance and mentor teams of engineers, modellers and data analysts.

Your impact in this position:
In the short term you will assure technical quality and deliverable readiness. Over the medium term you will influence low‑carbon, best‑value solutions across programmes and strengthen client and alliance relationships. In the long term you will capture and propagate technical knowledge, develop future leaders and progress into senior technical or programme leadership roles.

Core capabilities:

* Technical excellence and verification - Proven ability to produce, check and approve complex electrical designs, reports and calculations to industry and statutory standards.

* Multidisciplinary leadership - Experience directing integrated teams (process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICA) and acting as Design Lead on complex projects.

* Digital design proficiency - Strong competence in digital design tools and workflows to improve constructability, coordination and efficiency on design‑and‑construct programmes.

* Commercial and client engagement - Commercial awareness with a track record of advising clients, managing delivery risks and supporting framework growth.

* People development and knowledge capture - Demonstrable mentoring, line‑management experience and ability to codify technical innovations and best practice.

Skills, qualifications and experience:

Expected: degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, substantial water sector experience, chartered or working towards chartership and membership of a relevant professional body. Desirable: postgraduate qualification and demonstrable AMP programme experience.

Work patterns & locations:

Hybrid working with regional office presence; typical expectation two to three days per week onsite depending on project needs. Travel across framework locations and occasional client site visits required. Salary and benefits competitive; flexible arrangements considered in line with delivery requirements
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed